Taste: Read Health Text pages 92, 93 and The 5 Senses Maga ine pgs. 14-15 | Research Questions Notes / Responses to Questions 1. List 3 main details about the tongue found on p. 92 of Health text. Parts of tongue that can sense taste are taste buds ‘Thousands of tiny taste buds cover the surface of your tongue Taste buds contain nerve cells that can sense the substances in food that make each food taste the way it does 2. What are the 4 basic tastes, and what part of the tongue senses, each taste? 3. How do bitterness taste buds help us? (Senses Magazine p. 14,42 ‘and picture caption) ‘Sweet and salty — front of tongue Sour ~ sides of tongue Bitter —at back; Bitterness taste buds are the mouth’s last defense against harmful substances ~ many poisonous substances are bitter causing us to gag and spit them out 4. What are the main differences we detect in foods through our other senses? Give details, (Senses Magazine p. 14, {2 ‘and 3) Touch — texture of food and temperature Sound ~ of food as we chew it /bite into it Sight — appreciate how food looks; color, arrangement on plate Smell — about 80% of taste is really smell‘5. How do colds affect taste? (Senses Magazine p. 14 § 2) Colds make mucus membranes in nose swell up — this reduces ability to smell which affects ability to taste 80% of taste is really smell 6. A. How many taste buds do adults have and where are they located? B. Whatis each taste bud made up of, what do they look like? C. How does information about taste get to the brain? D. What is the name of the tiny red bumps on our tongue and what are they? (Senses Magazine p. 14 picture and caption top right) . Taste buds are grouped together in papillae; the little bumps we feel o ~ Adults have about 10,000 taste buds on tips, sides and back of tongue |. Each taste bud made up of a group of cells that looks like an oval flower bud; at top of each bud is a hole that lets in flavor molecules . At bottom of each taste bud are nerve fibers that carry messages of taste to the brain, 8 the tip of our tongue 7. List at least 2 interesting / fun facts about the sense of taste (Senses Magazine p. 14-15) ‘There are professional tasters — they don’t swallow what they taste Sweet tooth ~ may be because as children we are rewarded for good behavior with sweets ‘We may crave the taste of foods our bodies need The culture we live in affects our choice of foods. Ex: Ancient Aztecs ate roasted dog; French eat frog leesInteresting notes from | website research, Add at least 5 notes/facts, Illustrations: Draw and label a diagram of a taste bud (Magazine p. 14)