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Smell and Taste .

Smell and Taste . Smell . Olfaction-The sense of smell. Ansomics/ hyposmia-Lack of the functioning olfaction. Pheromones-Chemical signals released by organisms to communicate with other members of their species.

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Smell and Taste .

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  1. Smell and Taste.

  2. Smell. • Olfaction-The sense of smell. • Ansomics/ hyposmia-Lack of the functioning olfaction. • Pheromones-Chemical signals released by organisms to communicate with other members of their species. • Aromatherapy-The practice of using volatile plant oils, including essential oils for psychological and physical well-being. • Hippocampus-Controls the fuctioning of emotions, memories, navigation, and spatial orientation.

  3. Process of Smell.

  4. Taste. • Gustation-The sense of taste. • Taste Buds-Located on tongue, contains receptors for taste. • Papillae-Located on the furthest back and side parts of tongue. • Microvilli-The site where chemicals dissolved in saliva can interact directly with taste cells.

  5. Process of Taste.

  6. Types of Taste. • Sweet • Sour • Bitter • Salty • Umami

  7. Sensory Disorders. • Infants have heightened taste sensibility. • Even though gustatory receptors are frequently replaced, they never live up to par as the original. • Factors of taste and smell lost: • Old age. • Smoking. • Alcohol. • Acids. • Hot foods. • Cocaine

  8. Supertasters and Non-tasters. • Supertasters • Have higher level of density of papillae on their tongues. • Allows bitter tastes to be more prominent, which makes diet sodas and broccoli harder to tolerate for these people. • Non-tasters • Those with lower density are regular tasters, or extreme non-tasters.

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