Chapter 1 (1.2 : Tongue)

Question 1

What tastes is the tongue sensitive to?

Answer 1

-Sweet
-Salty
-Sour
-Bitter

Question 2

Why is the surface of the tongue rough?

Answer 2

Covered with taste buds

Question 3

What can be found in taste buds?

Answer 3

Taste receptors

Question 4

What is the function of taste receptors?

Answer 4

Respond to various chemicals in food

Question 5

What are the examples of bitter food?

Answer 5

-Medicine
-Bitter ground
-Black coffee

Question 6

What are the examples of umami food?

Answer 6

-Fish
-Soup

Question 7

What are the examples of sweet food?

Answer 7

-Ice cream
-Honey
-Sugar

Question 8

What are the examples of sour food?

Answer 8

-Vinegar
-Lime juice

Question 9

What are the examples of salty food?

Answer 9

-Salt
-Soya

Question 10

State the order of how tastes are sensed.

Answer 10

1.When a food is eaten, the saliva dissolves the chemical substances in the food.
2.The dissolved chemicals particles stimulate the taste buds and send it to the taste receptors.
3.The taste receptors produce nerve impulses.
4.These impulses are sent to the brain to be interpreted as tastes.