Taste And Smell

Question 1

Insula functions

Answer 1

Multi modal integration center

Primary gustatory (taste) cortex

Secondary somatosensory cortex (emotion and disgust)

Question 2

Why is smell important?

Answer 2

Important for our sense of taste perceives flavor

Linked to emotional memories

Question 3

Information from all of the senses except ____ travels to the thalamus first?

Answer 3

Olfaction

Question 4

Some people are superstars (more fungi form papillae on tongue tip) and have high sensitivity to all tastes. True or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Sensations from “hot” and “cold” foods trigger which cranial nerve?

Answer 5

Cranial nerve V - trigeminal nerve (not taste )