Senses: Taste and Smell

The video explains how taste is detected in the mouth, focusing on the role of the tongue and taste buds. It describes the function of chemoreceptors and their sensitivity to four basic tastes: bitter, sour, sweet, and salty. The video also highlights the connection between taste and smell, emphasizing the role of olfactory cells in detecting odors and their high sensitivity compared to taste chemoreceptors.

Which part of the mouth is primarily responsible for sensing taste?

• Tongue

• Gums

• Lips

• Teeth

What are the small projections on the tongue that contain taste buds called?

• Papillae

• Follicles

• Cilia

• Villi

Which taste is primarily detected at the back of the tongue?

• Salty

• Sweet

• Bitter

• Sour

How does a stuffy nose affect your sense of taste?

• It enhances taste

• It has no effect

• It changes taste to sour

• It diminishes taste

What is the role of olfactory cells in the sense of smell?

• They detect light

• They sense temperature

• They detect odors

• They sense pressure