Question

Michael is suffering from the flu. His mother prepares some soup for him, but he finds that the soup tastes bland. The perceived blandness happens because the receptors in his are affected by his congestion. That means the receptors can’t combine with his to sense the flavor of the soup.

Answer 1

First one is nose, second is taste bud

Answer 2

The perceived blandness happens because the receptors affected by his congestion is that in his; Nose.

The receptors in his nose can’t combine with the receptors in his; Taste buds

In humans, we have five major senses namely;

• Touch
• Smell
• Taste
• Hear
• Seeing

Now, we are told that he is suffering from the flu and that his taste of the soup tastes bland. Due to the flu that has blocked his nose, we can say that the blandness happens because of the receptors in his nose.

Secondly, since it is taste it means that the receptors in his nose can't combine with that of his taste buds properly to taste properly.

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