Smell and Taste

Question 1

What are the receptors associated with smell and taste?

Answer 1

Chemoreceptors

Question 2

What are examples for taste and smell which prove that they are powerful?

Answer 2

Can trigger PTSD
Can trigger depression

Question 3

What is hyperosmia?

Answer 3

Overwhelming sensitivity to smells
Such as in pregnancy, migraines

Question 4

What is the olfactory epithelium?

Answer 4

Small, yellowish patch of tissues
Located on the roof of the nasal cavity

Question 5

What are the 2 pathways of smell processing?

Answer 5

Conscious Identification
Emotional Response

Question 6

What is conscious identification?

Answer 6

Signal directed to the frontal lobe which allows us to consciously recognise the smell

Question 7

What is the emotional response?

Answer 7

Signal goes directly to the limbic system.
Connects smell with our emotions and memories
If the odor is associated with danger, it quickly activates your sympathetic system - fight or flight

Question 8

What is anosmia?

Answer 8

Complete or partial loss of the ability to smell