Ch 2 Other Senses Flashcards
Olfactory nerve
Used to send information about the odors to the brain
What are the chemical senses
Smell and taste
How many taste qualities are there
Five
What are these taste qualities
Sweet sour bitter salty and umami
What does umami mean
Meaty or savory
What does flavor depend on
Temperature odor texture and taste
Why is the taste system one of the most resilient of all the body’s sensory systems
Can reproduce new tastebuds in a weeks time
What is touch a combination of
Pressure temperature and pain
Prostaglandins
Chemicals that help the body transmit pain messages to the brain
How does aspirin and ibuprofen work
Each curb the production of prostaglandins
the gate theory
Suggests that only a certain amount of information can be processed by the nervous system at a time rubbing or scratching the area transmits sensations to the brain that compete with the pain messages for attention
Vestibular sense
Enables you to keep your balance it informs you on what your body is doing
Kinesthesis
Sense that informs people about the position omission of their bodies
