Joan Picked Up a Book in a Bookstore and Began

question 96

True/False

Joan picked up a book in a bookstore and began to read the introduction. She was enchanted by what she read. An hour later, she was surprised to find that she had read almost half the book. Joan had just experienced what is called a flow state.

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Definitions:

Taste Buds

Structures along the sides of many of the tongue’s papillae that are composed of 60 to 100 receptor cells for taste.

Olfactory Receptors

Specialized nerve cells located in the nasal cavity that are responsible for the detection of odor molecules, contributing to the sense of smell.

Papillae

Small, nipple-like structures on the tongue where taste buds reside, playing a key role in the sense of taste.

Taste Buds

Small sensory organs found on the tongue, capable of detecting the five types of tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.