Three-Year-Old-Joshua Spits Out His Broccoli,scrunches His Face and Shouts,"Yuck!" His

question 116

Multiple Choice

Three-year-old-Joshua spits out his broccoli,scrunches his face and shouts,"Yuck!" His mother can't understand why he has such a distaste for broccoli,because she finds it to be rather bland.Why might Joshua and his mother have such different reactions to the taste of broccoli?

• A)As we get older,the overall number of taste buds decreases.
• B)The orbitofrontal cortex loses a significant number of neurons as we age.
• C)Myelinated axons connecting to the medulla become unmyelinated as we age.
• D)Hyperstimulation of taste buds in young children may produce the sensation of burning.

---

Definitions:

Cash Collection

The process of receiving cash payments from customers, typically related to sales or services provided.

Trust Receipts

Documents that acknowledge the receipt of goods but allow the buyer to sell or process the goods before payment is made to the seller.

Floor Plan

Financing method used by dealerships that allows them to have a stock of vehicles on their floors for sale; it is a type of short-term financing.

Commercial Paper

An unsecured, short-term debt instrument issued by a corporation, typically used for the financing of payroll, accounts payable, and inventories, and meeting other short-term liabilities.