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Chapter Assessment Lesson 7.3
Learning Key Terms and Concepts
What percentage of taste is supplied by smell?
Describe at least three functions of your nose and sense of smell.
The gustatory sense comprises only five basic tastes. What are they?
A person has burned his tongue and has trouble tasting food. Which structures of his mouth were damaged?
A. stapes
B. pinna
C. papillae
D. palate
How would you prevent hairy tongue disorder?
What is the most common cause of rhinitis?
Which of the following would not cause a perforated septum?
A. illegal drug use
B. injury
C. histamines
D. an ulcer
Describe the taste of umami.
Where are taste buds not found?
A. in the nose
B. on the tongue
C. on the lips
D. on the roof of the mouth
Thinking Critically
Explain why a particular smell might trigger a memory. Use the anatomy and physiology you learned in this lesson and previous lessons to support your hypothesis.
With a group of friends, taste various foods. Discuss and compare your sensitivity to the five basic tastes with your friends' sensitivity to these tastes. How would you describe your sense of taste compared with their sense of taste?
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