answersLogoWhite

0

There are several measurements for measuring taste and odour. The descriptions are either qualitative (grassy, acrid, or associated with familiar examples) and are used by perfumers and wine tasters or similar. In the area of environmental control, taste and odour are defined quantitatively by how many dilutions (in fresh air or water) that are required to make the compound indistinguishable from pure air or water.

There are between nine and twenty-one human senses. The number is not definite as many researchers have their own definitions. The generally accepted nine senses and their measurement systems are:

  • touch: yes/no questioning of touched party after probe with filament
  • taste: as described in paragraph one
  • smell: as described in paragraph one
  • sight: measurement of optical properties of eye for lenses etc. but yes/no questioning of examined party. Colour vision may be examined by colour samples.
  • hearing: yes/no questioning of examined party party to determine if sound of known pressure (dB at source) is heard
  • thermoception (the ability to feel temperature): yes/no questioning of examined party
  • nociception (the ability to feel pain): qualitative comparison of previous pain
  • equilibrioception (the ability to sense your body's balance): observation
  • proprioception (the abiity to know how your body parts are oriented): discussion with examined party

Hunger and thirst are also sometimes included. Quantitative measurement not used but qualitative values (are you hungry/thirsty ) often applied

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are know as the 'chemical senses'?

The "chemical senses" refer to taste and smell, which are sensory systems that detect and respond to chemical molecules in the environment. Taste involves the detection of chemicals in food through taste buds on the tongue, while smell involves the detection of chemicals in the air through olfactory receptors in the nasal cavity.


What senses do kiwis have?

Kiwi have the same senses that other birds have: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Their sense of smell is particularly acute.


What two senses are closely related?

Smell and taste are closely related senses. The majority of what is perceived as taste is actually derived from the sense of smell, as olfactory receptors in the nose contribute to our perception of flavor.


Name 5 senses?

there are 5 sight hear touch taste smell


What actors and actresses appeared in You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste - 1955?

The cast of You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste - 1955 includes: Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket


The sense of sight can be classified as?

The sense of sight is one of the five senses. The other four senses are hearing, smell, taste, and touch.


What is smell and taste mean?

Smell and taste are 2 of the 5 senses we humans have: smell, taste, hear, sight, and feel. Guess what? You use your nose to smell and tongue to taste. Surprise, surprise.


What are receptors that mediate the senses of smell and taste?

Chemoreceptors


What is one of our senses?

Your five senses are sight, hearing, touch, smelling and tasting.


What are examples of the 5 senses?

The five senses are Taste, Smell, Sight, Touch, and Hearing.


How many senses does a person have?

A person has five basic senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Additionally, some scientists recognize other senses, such as proprioception (sense of body position) and vestibular sense (sense of balance and movement).


Do blind people have a better sense of smell?

It is believed that people who have lost one of their senses have their other senses heightened. The majority of people who are blind have a better sense of smell, taste, touch, and sound.