ATI Gerontology Test 2

ATI Gerontology Test 2  - Questions & Correct Answers

Differential Diagnosis In Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (Chamberlain University)

A greater number of taste receptors does not affect taste intensity

Older people report higher concentrations of sweet as more pleasureable than do younger subjects

Olfactory stimuli reach the olfactory system through both ___ and ____

Taste disorders can result from conditions that disrupt the transport of stimuli to the receptors and those that disrupt the neural pathways necessary for taste perception including all of the following EXCEPT

Olfactory epithelium is made up of which of the following?

The five true tastants are salt, sugar, sour, umami and

Nutrition status is not influenced by the sensory experience with food

can stimulate our appetite

Which of the following nutrients can affect nueorlogical and biochemical process in smell, taste and somatosensation?

Olfactory epithelium is made up of which of the following?

Nociceptors are stimulated by

Nutritional deficiencies or toxicities can influence the neurological and biochemical processes in smell, taste or somatosensation

Olfactory stimuli reach the olfactory system through both ___ and ____

There is a ""taste map"" with each tastant in a particular area of the tongue