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Taste

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Total cards: 10•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is the organ of taste?

Back (Answer)

The tongue

#2
Front (Question)

Where are taste receptors found?

Back (Answer)

In the taste buds

#3
Front (Question)

Where are taste buds found?

Back (Answer)

The tops and sides of the tongue as well as parts of the lining of the throat

#4
Front (Question)

What are the four basic taste receptors?

Back (Answer)

Sweet Sour Bitter Salt

#5
Front (Question)

Why does taste sometimes persist?

Back (Answer)

Due to substances dissolving and lodging in the groves of the taste buds

#6
Front (Question)

What is the flavour of food a combination of?

Back (Answer)

Taste, smell, texture and temperature

#7
Front (Question)

What area of the tongue is responsible for tasting sweetness?

Back (Answer)

The tip of the tongue

#8
Front (Question)

What area of the tongue is responsible for tasting saltiness?

Back (Answer)

The middle and sides of the tongue just past its tip

#9
Front (Question)

What area of the tongue is responsible for tasting sourness?

Back (Answer)

The middle and side of the tongue just behind the area responsible for tasting saltiness

#10
Front (Question)

What area of the tongue is responsible for tasting bitterness?

Back (Answer)

The back of the tongue