Chapter 27, Problem 3MCQ

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Chemoreceptor is the sensory receptor which detect the chemicals. The sense of smell and the taste both depends on the chemoreceptor. The sense of smell is called olfaction whereas the sense of taste is called the gestation. The olfaction cells are present in the nasal cavity and have approximately 20 million receptors cells and mouth consists of about $10,000$ chemoreceptor are called the taste buds. These sensory cells in the nose detect the odor of the fragrance whereas the sensory cells in the mouth detect the taste and flavor of the food.