taste Flashcards
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The perception of flavour is altered if olfaction or taste dysfunctions occur. Sensitivity to odour
and taste decreases with aging.
28. Hyposmia is a decrease in the sense of smell, and anosmia is the complete loss of the sense of
smell. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa and trauma or tumours of the olfactory nerve lead to a
diminished sense of smell.
29. Hypogeusia is a decrease in taste sensation, and ageusia is the absence of the sense of taste. Loss
of taste buds or trauma to the facial or glossopharyngeal nerves decrea
