Taste
Are our sense of taste and smell interlinked?
Yes
How do we detect an odour?
When smell olfactory receptor cells are simulated.
What are pain receptors?
free nerve endings
What is the function of melanocytes
contain melanin (dark pigment) that protects body from solar radiation
What are the five basic tastes?
sweet, salty, acidic, sour (bitter), umami
What are taste receptors?
Cells that group in taste buds
How many odors can the human body detect?
3000
Where are most touch receptors located?
dermal corpuscles.
What is the layer of fat cells, located in the deepest part of the skin
adipose tissue
This covers our entire body and protects us against the cold?
hair
Where are basic taste receptors located?
all across the tongue, no fixed location
What forms the olfactory bulb?
The ofatory epithelium and olfactory receptor cells.
What is the encapsulated nerve endings?
nerve extensions covered with cap shaped protective cells.
These secrete sweat and cool the body as well as removes waste substances
sweat glands
What do photoreceptors do
transform light stimuli into electrical impulse and transmit the information to the coptic nerve which carries it to the brain
Which taste is at the tip of the tongue ?
Sweet
What are the basic odors?
camphor, musk, flowers, minty, ether, acre, rotten
Where are fine touch receptors more abundant
fingertips
what secretes a substance that lubricates the skin and hair?
sebaceous glands
Which layer of the skin also acts as an energy reserve
adipose tissue
How do we perceive gas molecules?
With our nose/sense of smell
What sensations does touch allow us to feel?
There are 4
heat and cold
pain
pressue occurring as a result of strong tactile sensation
shape and texture
Where are pressure receptors more abundant
in the palm of the hand
What does the adipose tissue do?
protects the body from cold temperatures
The eye is formed by the ______ and a series of ___________
ocular globe
acessory organs