The Mouth

The type of receptor involved in taste is

• chemoreceptor

• photoreceptor

• mechanoreceptor

• tastebud

The small projections on the surface of the tongue are called

• otoliths
• papillae
• taste buds
• gustatory hairs

NOT a primary taste sensation

• bitter

• salty

• sweet

• peppery

The five taste sensations are

• sweet, salty, spicy, bitter, gritty
• sweet, sour, chewy, gritty, greasy
• sweet, sour, bitter, pasty, gritty
• sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami

There are approximately 10,000 of these in the mouth

• Olfactory hairs.

• Stapes

• Ossicles

• Taste Pores

lobe of brain responsible for taste

• frontal

• occipital

• parietal

• temporal

chemical sense of taste

• gustation

• olfaction

• anosmia

• ageusia

What we think of as "taste" largely comes from our 

• brains assuming what it tastes like
• sense of smell
• eyes perceiving colors
• ears perceiving sounds

Which of the following is a mouth disease?

• Jaundice

• Leukoplakia

• Dracunculiasis

• Hansen's Disease