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11 Cards in this Set
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What are the basic tastes?
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Sweet
Salty Sour Bitter Umami |
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Sweet indicates what?
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Energy source
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Salty indicates
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Sodium essential to physological processes
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Sour indicates
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potentially toxic acid
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Bitter indicates
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potential poisons
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Umami indicates
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Proteins to grow and repair
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How often do taste receptors reproduce themselves?
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Every 1-2 weeks
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As you grow older, what 2 things decrease?
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Number of taste buds
taste sensitivity |
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What 2 factors accelerates the declines of taste?
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Alcohol & smoking
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The principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste.
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Sensory Interaction
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What is Olfaction
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smell
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