The way we understand and perceive the world around us as humans are known as senses. There are five senses in human taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight and touch (Bailey, 2013). Human body perceives information through using five senses of smell, taste, hearing, touch and sight. Each sense of body uses a specific part of the body to respond to stimuli in the environment.
1.2 Types of senses
There are five senses in the human beings.
i. Taste: Taste, also known as gustation, is the ability to detect chemicals in food, minerals and dangerous substances such as poisons. Taste buds, the sensory organs on the tongue carry out this detection. ii. Smell: The sense of smell is closely related to sense of taste. The olfactory receptor present in the nose perceives chemicals from food or suspended in the environment. These signals are sent to olfactory cortex in the brain for processing. As compared to other receptors, olfactory nerves die but regenerate frequently. iii. Touch: Touch also known as somatosensory perception is detected by active neural receptors present in the skin. The sensation is perceived when pressure is applied to these receptors known as mechanoreceptors. iv. Hearing: The detection of sound is known as hearing or audition. Sound is consist of vibrations from the surrounding which …show more content…
Decline in sense of smell impedes the ability to distinguish different odors and hence reduces ability of perception of flavors in food. Some researchers have stated that decline in taste and smell directly effects food choices, food consumption and also poor health. As with aging sense of smell and taste declines, older people prefers food with increased salt and other flavors. The consumer studies or researches states that food choices are determined by taste of food. So sense of smell and taste both our crucial to cope up with our daily life and for healthy life (Drewnowski, Coldwell & Rolls,
1.2 Types of senses
There are five senses in the human beings.
i. Taste: Taste, also known as gustation, is the ability to detect chemicals in food, minerals and dangerous substances such as poisons. Taste buds, the sensory organs on the tongue carry out this detection. ii. Smell: The sense of smell is closely related to sense of taste. The olfactory receptor present in the nose perceives chemicals from food or suspended in the environment. These signals are sent to olfactory cortex in the brain for processing. As compared to other receptors, olfactory nerves die but regenerate frequently. iii. Touch: Touch also known as somatosensory perception is detected by active neural receptors present in the skin. The sensation is perceived when pressure is applied to these receptors known as mechanoreceptors. iv. Hearing: The detection of sound is known as hearing or audition. Sound is consist of vibrations from the surrounding which …show more content…
Decline in sense of smell impedes the ability to distinguish different odors and hence reduces ability of perception of flavors in food. Some researchers have stated that decline in taste and smell directly effects food choices, food consumption and also poor health. As with aging sense of smell and taste declines, older people prefers food with increased salt and other flavors. The consumer studies or researches states that food choices are determined by taste of food. So sense of smell and taste both our crucial to cope up with our daily life and for healthy life (Drewnowski, Coldwell & Rolls,