Smell and Taste Lab

Smell and Taste Lab

To Start:

Directions:

1            Carefully place the items in the bag on your desk.

2            Make sure you have your spiral and a pencil.

Directions

1. Write your name and date in top right corner.

2. Write the title centered on the top line.

3. Study the diagram.

4. Go to http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ and click on nose or tongue and read the article. Do the same for the other.

5. Draw a diagram of one of the two sensory organs.

6. What do the nose and tongue sense for the body?

7. What is olfactory a fancy word for?

8. The papillae are the layer of bumps on your tongue. What do they contain?

9. How many odor receptors are found in the nose?

10. What four flavors can taste buds detect?

11. What are the two holes of the nose called?

12. When you taste something, how does the signal get to the brain?

13. When you smell something, how does the signal get to the brain?

14. Does the nose help the tongue with taste? Explain.