Smell and Taste Flashcards
1
Q
What are chemical senses?
A
Our ability to process the environmental stimuli of smell and taste.
2
Q
what is olfaction
A
smell
3
Q
what are odorants?
A
chemicals transduced by olfactory receptors.
4
Q
what is the olfactory epithelium
A
Organ containing olfactory receptors.
5
Q
what is the shape theory of olfaction?
A
Theory proposing that odorants of different size and shape correspond to different smells.
6
Q
What is anosmia?
A
loss of ability to smell
7
Q
What is gustation?
A
taste
8
Q
what are taste receptor cells?
A
Receptors that transduce gustatory information, located in the tongues taste buds
