Taste
The scientific word for sense of taste
What is gustation?
The bottom-up way we relay stimulation
What is sensation?
The light waves that are too fast which we cannot see
What are ultraviolet rays?
The scientific work for smell
What is olfaction?
The section of the ear that contains the ossicles (hamer, anvil, stirrup)
What is the middle ear?
Flavor most apparent in the front of the tongue.
What is salty?
The minimum stimulation needed to register a particular stimulus 50% of the time
What is absolute threshold?
The light waves that are too slow which we cannot see
What are infarred waves
This sense is the most important in eating.
What is Smell or Olfactory?
Section of the ear that contains the Auditory Canal, and Tympanic Membrane
What is the external ear?
Flavor most apparent in the back of the tongue.
What is bitter?
The three Cutaneous Receptors
What is pressure, temperature and pain?
Light waves that humans can see
What is the visible spectrum?
These type of molecules activate the olfactory cells
What are odor molecules?
Hairs that vibrate on cells, receptors for hearing
What is cilia?
Saliva activating your tastebuds is how this sensation occurs
What is taste?
Your skin is your _________ sense.
What is Cutaneous?
The clear protective layer with liquid behind it, outermost layer
What is the cornea?
Odor chemicals that communicate a message
What are phermones?
Snail shaped part of the inner ear, filled with fluid
What is the Cochlea?
Scientific name for the “savory” flavor
What is Umami?
Sitting in clas you rarely pay attention to the blower unit. This is an example of..
What is Sensory Adaptation?
The circular muscle that helps to regulate how much light enters your eye
Odors are associated with emotional events, since the olfactory cortex is located near the ______ system in the brain
What is Limbic?
Long tube through which sound waves travel to the eardrum
What is the auditory canal?