The combination of the senses of the taste and smell

Principle

The sensation, which is perceived as taste, is in most cases caused by flavours. These pass our mouth while chewing the food, pass our throat and get to the nasal cavity, where the flavour is perceived by the olfactory sense. While one has a cold, the nasal mucosa is swollen and smells are less noticeable. One can only taste salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami.

Benefits

• Experiment is part of a complete solution set with a total of 44 experiments for botany, reproduction, soil, food and digestion, senses, physiology.

• With student worksheet, appropriate for all class levels.

• With detailed instructor information.

• Optimized for tight schedules, i.e. minimum preparation time required.

• Biology solution set specifically designed to include all required accessories.

Tasks

Find out, how the experiences of taste come about.