Taste Perception in the Brain Depends on ____

question 6

Multiple Choice

 Taste perception in the brain depends on ____.

• A) relative activity of different taste neurons
• B) absolute frequency of action potentials
• C) only taste receptors on the anterior part of the tongue
• D) the angular gyrus

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Definitions:

Histamine

Substance, produced by basophils in blood and mast cells in connective tissue, that causes capillaries to dilate.

Capillary Dilation

The enlargement or widening of blood capillaries, which can increase blood flow and reduce blood pressure.

Capillary Osmotic Pressure

The pulling force exerted by proteins in the blood plasma that helps to draw water into the circulatory system from the surrounding tissue.

Edema

Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues, often affecting the extremities like hands and feet.