d Item ocolate ck licorice hond eapple Effects of Olfaction on Gustation On Tongue before Chewing; Eyes and Nostrils Closed + Chewing with Eyes and Nostrils Closed ++ Conditions for Identification nus (-) sign means that the food item could not be tasted. 1s (+) sign means that the food item could be tasted. e plus (++) signs mean that the taste was enhanced. Chewing with Nostrils Open and Eyes Closed ++ +++ + ++
Anatomy and Physiology of Special Sensory Organs
Sensory organs can be labeled as special sensory structures that permit sight, hearing, odor, and flavor. Sensory structures permitting proprioception, touch, thermal, and pain perception can be classified as more advanced sensory organs. The sensory neurons are trained to find out modifications in the external and internal conditions so that a person's body can react to that change. A stimulus is the first signal that is recognized by any sensory receptor of the body. Stimulus is an impulse generated when there is a change in the surroundings of a person. For example, a heated environment will alert the brain through the thermal sensory organs and generate a reflex accordingly.
Sensory Receptors
The human sensory system is one of the most complex and highly evolved structures, which processes a myriad of incoming messages. This well-coordinated system helps an organism or individual to respond to external stimuli, appropriately. The sensory receptors are an important part of the sensory system. These receptors are specialized epidermal cells that respond to external environmental stimuli. These receptors consist of structural and support cells that form the peripheral unit of the receptor and the neural dendrites which receive and detect the external stimuli.
![15. The results in the table below were obtained from an examination to test the effects of olfaction on gustation. Explain what
the results mean.
Food Item
Chocolate
Black licorice
Almond
Pineapple
On Tongue before Chewing; Eyes and
Nostrils Closed
+
Effects of Olfaction on Gustation
-
Chewing with Eyes and Nostrils Closed
+
++
+
Conditions for Identification
One minus (-) sign means that the food item could not be tasted.
One plus (+) sign means that the food item could be tasted.
Multiple plus (++) signs mean that the taste was enhanced.
Chewing with Nostrils Open and Eyes
Closed
++
+++
+
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