4.4 Tasting, Smelling, and Touching Flashcards
1
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six different taste sensations
A
sweet, salty, sour, bitter, piquancy (spicy), and umami (savory)
2
Q
taste buds
A
designed to sense chemicals in the mouth
3
Q
olfactory receptor
A
topped with tentacle-like protrusions that contain receptor proteins
4
Q
four basic sensations
A
Pressure, hot, cold, and pain
5
Q
proprioception
A
the ability to sense the position and movement of our body parts
6
Q
vestibular system
A
a set of liquid-filled areas in the inner ear that monitors the head’s position and movement, maintaining the body’s balance
7
Q
gate control theory of pain
A
proposes that pain is determined by the operation of two types of nerve fibers in the spinal cord
