sensation and perception - taste types

Question 1

what is stimulated when you taste something?

Answer 1

water-soluble chemical substances

Question 1

what is the receptor?

Answer 1

taste buds

Question 2

what is the pathway that allows for taste to travel to the brain?

Answer 2

1. taste buds
2. neural impluse
3. thalamus
4. cortex

Question 3

what are the primary tastes?

Answer 3

1. sweet
2. bitter
3. salty
4. sour
5. savoury (umami)

Question 4

what are the two candidate tastes?

Answer 4

1. fatty
2. starchy

Question 5

what is the meaning of a sensory adaption in taste?

Answer 5

certain foods or tastes with leave aftereffects.

ex: one may think that a sour solution tastes sweet in water.

Question 6

name the types of tasters

Answer 6

1. nontasters - someone who will try anything
2. medium tasters - modern number of tastebuds
3. supertasters - aversions to sweet and bitter foods.
   - pros: not eating many candy or deserts
   - cons: missing out on healthy foods like vegetables.

Question 7

what is the name of the system that describe the process of taste

Answer 7

the gustatory system