The Human Tongue

What is the human sensory organ that can detect taste?

• Skin

• Ear

• Nose

• Tongue

The surface of the tongue is covered by ______.

• Taste buds

• papillae

• taste receptors

How many tast receptors are in a taste bud

• 5-45

• 10-50

• 20-35

• 10-60

What is the taste detected by taste receptors in the green area?

• Sweet

• Bitter

• Umami

• Salty

• Sour

What is the taste detected by taste receptors in the yellow area?

• Sweet

• Sour

• Salty

• Spicy

What is the taste detected by taste receptors in the pink area?

• Umami

• Sour

• Salty

• Bitter

What is the taste detected by taste receptors in the blue area?

• Sweet

• Salty

• Bitter

• Spicy

What is the taste detected by taste receptors in the peach area?

• Sour

• Sweet

• Umami

• Bitter

_______ is classified as a basic taste because there are taste receptors that can only detect this taste.

When food is chewed, the chemical substances in the food dissolve in _______.