Why Does a Person Lose the Ability to Taste When

question 53

Multiple Choice

Why does a person lose the ability to taste when they have burned their tongue on hot coffee?

• A)They have damaged the papillae which house the taste buds.
• B)They have damaged the nerves that conduct the sensation of taste to the brain.
• C)They have damaged the olfactory bulb that is associated with taste.
• D)The olfactory tract has been severed due to the hot liquid preventing the transmission of the impulse to the brain.
• E)They have damaged the ciliary body which houses the receptors for tastE.

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