The senses of taste and smell allow us to separate undesirable or even lethal foods from those that are pleasant to eat and nutritious. They also elicit physiological responses involved in the digestion and utilization of foods. The sense of smell allows animals to recognize the proximity of other animals or even individual animals. Finally, both senses are strongly tied to primitive emotional and behavioral functions of our nervous systems. In this chapter, we discuss how taste and smell stimuli are detected and how they are encoded in neural signals transmitted to the brain.

Quiz Description:  

Name: Physiology – The Chemical Senses MCQ Quiz

Subject: Physiology

Questions: 13 Objective Type Questions

Time Allowed: 13 Minutes

Answer Key: Available at the end of the test

Created By: Dr. Karishma Manoharan

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