Question

Which of the following statements is true regarding gustation? list all that apply.

	Taste is chemical sense.
	It's easier to taste with a dry tongue.
	Humans are more sensitive to taste than to smell.
	When gustatory hairs are stimulated, a receptor potential is created.
	All of the primary tastes can be detected throughout the tongue.

Answer 1

Gustation or taste is a sense and its regulated by the special receptors. These receptors are responding to the chemical molecules. The teat sense is developed by the interaction between chemical substance and taste buds. This sense is associated with tongue and gustatory receptors are located on the epiglottis and palate. All the primary tastes can be detected throughout the tongue. Gustation is a chemical sense and When gustatory hairs are stimulated, a receptor potential is created.

Hence, the final answer is option \(\mathbf{1}, \mathbf{4} \mathbf{\&} \mathbf{5}\) Taste is a chemical sense When gustatory hair is stimulated, a receptors potential is created.

All the primary tastes can be detected throughout the tongue