Loose-leaf Version for Psychology in Modules
Loose-leaf Version for Psychology in Modules
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781464173578
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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To determine: The specialized nerve receptors for detecting the five tastes.

Introduction: A taste receptor helps in the sensation of taste. It is usually found on the taste receptor cells of the tongue and in the upper digestive system. When the food enters the mouth, the substances interact with the saliva and are bound to the taste receptors in the oral cavity.

Summary Introduction

To explain: The ability of the nerve receptors to detect the taste aids our ancestors.

Introduction: A taste receptor helps in the sensation of taste. It is usually found on the taste receptor cells of the tongue and in the upper digestive system. When the food enters the mouth, the substances interact with the saliva and are bound to the taste receptors in the oral cavity.

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