It is kind of. Obviously the senses are different, but they kind of overlap -- metaphorically. The tongue can detect certain tastes, such as bitter, sweet, sour, and spicy. However, most foods are a combination of these, or even an entirely different sensation all together! Cherries for example. If you could truly only taste certain... tastes, then you would never know the difference between cherries and other sweet things. That's where the sense of smell comes in! With the addition of smell, people can distinguish their foods, via the olfactory nerves.
Yes the sense of taste is very closely related to the sence of smell. Loss of smell drastically reduces the sense of taste.
The sense of smell stimulates salivary glands. As a result, smelling disorders often affect the sense of taste.
Yes it does! And it makes you look older, sick, tired, and it makes your lungs black and brown!
The senses are all somewhat connected
Smell is an important part of taste. without smell you would not taste anything. So if you don't have a sense of smell you won't have the sense of taste eather.
Having Asthma doesn't affect your sense of smell and taste
yes
The senses are all somewhat connected
Think about when you get a stuffy nose. When you lose your sense of smell it impairs your sense of taste.
Sense of taste is largely affected by the sense of smell. So outside odors will positively or negatively affect the sense of taste.
The sense of smell and taste are closely intertwined. When nasal congestion occurs during a cold, the taste you have can be affected to where you can only have the base tastes of salty, sweet, bitter, or sour.
Age will affect your sense of smell, taste and hearing. Age will decrease sensitivity of senses.
sense of smell
no
It has a sharp sense of touch, smell, and taste.
The 2 are connected but the sense of smell is stronger.