2007-12-12 11:58:45 · 3 answers · asked by C'est Comme Un Rêve 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Most of the taste sensation is, in fact, the smell which is carried out by the olfactory cells. These require you to breathe. If you hold your nose while eating, you will only get sensations from the taste buds, such as salty, sweet, sour etc. without the finer descriptions attributed to the smell.
2007-12-12 12:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is because the air you breathe and liquid you take in your mouth hold chemicals that chemoreceptors on your tongue and in your nose recognize and send to an olfactory bulb above your nasal cavity. And that's the key. The receptors in our nasal cavity actually accounts for over 75% of what we consider to be taste. The taste buds are there for liquid substances, etc. that we simply can't safely inhale.
2007-12-12 12:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that it takes breath to be able to taste, or something like that. Ha, I like your question, though!
2007-12-12 12:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by giavanna411☺♥♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋