Taste & Smell: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #16

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  • čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
  • Hank resists the urge to devour a slice of pizza so that he can walk you through the way we experience our major special senses. It all boils down to one thing: sensory cells translate chemical, electromagnetic, and mechanical stimuli into action potentials that our nervous system can make sense of. Today we're focusing on smell (olfaction) and taste (gustation), which are chemical senses that call on chemoreceptors. As usual, we'll begin with a quick look at how these things can go wrong.
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    Chapters:
    Introduction: Anosmia 00:00
    How Smell Works 2:13
    Olfactory Epithelium 2:47
    Olfactory Sensory Neurons 3:19
    Glomerulus 3:47
    How the Brain Processes Smell 4:48
    How Taste Works 6:19
    What Are Taste Buds (Taste Receptor Epithelial Cells)? 6:40
    Types of Taste Receptor Epithelial Cells: Gustatory and Basal 7:53
    How Different Tastants are Sensed 8:37
    Review 9:28
    Credits 10:05
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Komentáře • 771

  • @hahman12
    @hahman12 Před 9 lety +823

    I was born with Anosmia. The most annoying part of having anosmia is how much people forget that I can't smell.

    • @aimee2338
      @aimee2338 Před 6 lety +21

      The End, Again Definitely. My best friend of 4 years forgot nearly every single day it was really annoying.

    • @merelha5930
      @merelha5930 Před 5 lety +76

      I tend to find it hilarious, especially when they have this 'oh shite' face when I inhale dramatically and tell them 'No, nothing'

    • @ruthcrawford5897
      @ruthcrawford5897 Před 5 lety +9

      The End, Again I can’t smell either!!

    • @sophiewright8222
      @sophiewright8222 Před 4 lety +10

      Iv got it due to polyps and i totally get this! "Oooh smell this!"
      "How about pi** off Karen!"😂😭
      I also get "oooh your so lucky!" (Cause i work in care) 🤦‍♀️

    • @chevmonk5363
      @chevmonk5363 Před 4 lety +5

      Atleast you wont find bralizilian fart fettish porn vulgar

  • @nuclearteacup3774
    @nuclearteacup3774 Před 7 lety +694

    I'm in an university psychology course and I use Hank's videos as a base to the understanding of all chapters. Thanks man!

    • @fatimav441
      @fatimav441 Před 7 lety +7

      So am i!

    • @rigormortis7361
      @rigormortis7361 Před 5 lety +3

      hahaha me too

    • @shabnamshaikh7531
      @shabnamshaikh7531 Před 4 lety +5

      I am in 9th grade ,feel like the odd one out

    • @brew8533
      @brew8533 Před 4 lety +11

      Same general psychology, my textbook is good for details but isn't very engaging

    • @brew8533
      @brew8533 Před 4 lety +2

      @@shabnamshaikh7531 nah I took psychology in high school in 9th grade too

  • @EconaelGaming
    @EconaelGaming Před 8 lety +1073

    It would've actually been funny if there was a small bite of the pizza missing after every cut to the animations :)

  • @KemaTheAtheist
    @KemaTheAtheist Před 9 lety +133

    I'm just glad to see the continued debunking of the stupid shit that was being taught when I was a kid.

  • @ncusick0424
    @ncusick0424 Před 6 lety +63

    You have saved me and gotten me through BIO202 this semester. I can sit in a lecture for an hour and not understand a word my professor is saying. You can get the same information to me in 10 minutes and I can actually understand what you are saying. Thank you for doing what you do!!

  • @lungelobuthelezi6540
    @lungelobuthelezi6540 Před 4 lety +224

    I’m here because covid took away my sense of smell

  • @whitneyempey4429
    @whitneyempey4429 Před 9 lety +89

    I really want a behind the scenes/bloopers portion of this video XD just Hank with the pizza... I feel it would be very hilarious to watch

  • @YoderJosh
    @YoderJosh Před 8 lety +39

    As an 8th grade teacher, Thank you! as a nerd, Thank you! I love that the kids I teach can see senses are far more than a standard health text book shows. I also enjoy the exposure to upper level nomenclature. Thank you!

  • @williamfrost6933
    @williamfrost6933 Před 4 lety +34

    I like the word 'umami' so much that after hearing it I started reciting it like a lunatic and completely lost focus for about a minute

  • @Maxseven777
    @Maxseven777 Před 5 lety +35

    Great video! Maybe I can contribute some further insight as a layman.
    I haven't been able to smell for over twenty years, and there are many benefits. The primary benefit is not being disgusted by pretty much anything, so I never get nauseous and I am immune to those odors that would cause ordinary people to gag etc. Vomit, feces, farts, decay, rotting food or animals cannot be smelled and therefore do not bother me. I could wade through a river of raw sewage and not be affected by the smell (not that I would lol). Getting the flu is not like it was when I could smell - it is more like a bad cold with weakness and fever, and none of the nausea and reaction to smells during a flu occur anymore.
    I can also interact with people without the normal distractions of body odor, bad breath, cigarette smoke or too much perfume - thus it is more pleasant and easier to engage with people, as simply people and not be burdened or offended with their smell (offensive or not). Living with, or being around people is much easier when you cannot smell. Perhaps one's impression of another is clearer, and unbiased, when the complexity of smell is removed from the equation. One could say that it was impaired too, but I don't see it that way.
    Another benefit is that I am not obsessed with eating all the time or "living to eat" - so weight gain and over-eating is never a problem. I do enjoy food though, because I can taste just fine. I should also point out, that the actual sense of taste (not smell), is now somehow enhanced for me. Since the input is purely taste, I can pickup subtle nuance in the pure tastes of food without the interference of smell. Another benefit is that I pretty much like every food and I don't have any aversions that are caused by powerful smells. I can't think of anything that I won't eat, sans the exotic things like grubs and insects - but I am sure I could get used to them if I lived in those parts of the world where they are the normal cuisine.
    I realized after many years, that when people talk about taste, most of the time they are really referring to smell. For example, saying that beets taste like dirt. Well that's not really true, it's just an expression of what people think is taste, but it is primarily smell and texture. In fact, it seems to me, that anytime someone protests certain foods, it is never about the taste, but always about the look, smell and texture.
    Powerful chemicals, smoke and other things like that - I cannot smell, but I can "feel" them in my nose as a sensation of burning or my eyes will react - So I am not blind to hazardous environments.
    I can certainly remember what things smell like, so there is a reference - and I should be clear that there are times when I wish I could smell again. Smells that I miss, like freshly cut grass, gasoline, freshly washed laundry, coffee, wine, bakeries and gourmet kitchens etc. - but in the end it is not all that bad, and one gets used to it and finds the positives to be rewarding.

  • @crashcourse
    @crashcourse  Před 4 lety +61

    Pssst... we made flashcards to help you review the content in this episode! Find them on the free Crash Course App!
    Download it here for Apple Devices: apple.co/3d4eyZo
    Download it here for Android Devices: bit.ly/2SrDulJ

  • @cinnamongummm
    @cinnamongummm Před 9 lety +11

    I honestly love this channel so much. My teachers can be so boring and when I do ask in-depth questions, most of them tell
    me that it's "not in the lesson plan" and/or that I should research it on my own time. I usually forget or I never have the time BUT with the amount of information covered in just one video is impressively comprehensive and easy to access. Plus, it isn't boring to listen to :) I love the app and keep doing what you're doing!

  • @username975312468
    @username975312468 Před 9 lety +48

    Hey Hank! This has been one of my favorite episodes so far in this lesson series, and not only because I happen to suffer from Anosmia myself. It was enlightening to look at the senses that I personally cannot experience. I have been like this since birth, or at least as long as I can remember, and I'm just lucky enough to not have complete taste loss. Thanks for making this!

    • @saraloe4702
      @saraloe4702 Před 9 lety +4

      joe mastropiero Me too. Except I lost mine when I banged my head. Of course it would be Hank to be the first person I ever hear talk about it sensibly... a lot of people tell me I'm lucky when I say I can't smell which ridiculous and very annoying.

    • @JasonBasgall
      @JasonBasgall Před 9 lety +1

      joe mastropiero I am anosmic as well. The best information I ever received from a doctor was that there's not much information on it, because there's not much money in it.

    • @JasonBasgall
      @JasonBasgall Před 9 lety +2

      sarah wilson I hear that "you're lucky" thing all the time. It upsets me as well.

    • @saraloe4702
      @saraloe4702 Před 9 lety +3

      Jason Basgall Well you did better than me at the doctors at least... I was having problems eating as a results of it but they didn't believe that the problem was physical and instead diagnosed me with anorexia and sent me to therapy. Cause you know how teenage girls are all crazy.

    • @JasonBasgall
      @JasonBasgall Před 9 lety +4

      Sarah, that sucks. I'm sorry to read that. It's frustrating to not be understood by the folks who are supposed to help you make sense of these things.

  • @douglastang123
    @douglastang123 Před 9 lety +330

    poor olivia ;__;

  • @WorkFromHomeFriday
    @WorkFromHomeFriday Před 9 lety +31

    My wife had (and has) the exact same story as Olivia. It's amazing how much we rely on smell and don't realize.
    For Tammy, after several weeks, we did a blind taste/smell test with Lifesavers and candles to prove our theory.

  • @fegolem
    @fegolem Před 9 lety +40

    I temporarily lost my sense of smell for about a week and a half, due to a sinus infection followed by very dry sinuses. Not fun at all.

  • @darkmage07070777
    @darkmage07070777 Před 9 lety +7

    I think I'll be looking forward to this season's outtakes a lot more then usual, if only to see the ones from this particular episode. Seriously, so much willpower involved...!

  • @jessiekadalon8875
    @jessiekadalon8875 Před 7 lety +7

    coming from someone who is Sitting in a college lecture basically a mental and emotional wreck from not understanding anything, watching these really help me to learn stuff for my tests and also make me laugh and provide helpful real life examples that i can use to help understand!

  • @kiramoth2766
    @kiramoth2766 Před 9 lety +16

    the art was particulary good on this one :)

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 9 lety +14

      Lothian Alimantado Isn't it awesome? Thought Café did brilliant work as usual.
      -Nicole

    • @kiramoth2766
      @kiramoth2766 Před 9 lety +5

      As an artist too i have a lot of respect for the whole team, i don't even get their process and it makes it even better. I love all the little touches here and there, the easter eggs and the hidden gems :D

  • @oxymoron0o
    @oxymoron0o Před 9 lety +3

    I LOVE that there are different receptors for so many different smells! That's insane and beautiful.

  • @KelFabian718
    @KelFabian718 Před 4 lety +64

    3 months after recoverd from Covid 19 - still can't smell - who's with me 😭😭😭

    • @mgul177
      @mgul177 Před 4 lety +7

      Just one week passed but its annoying

    • @Diego-dx2qv
      @Diego-dx2qv Před 4 lety +6

      Did you got it back

    • @mgul177
      @mgul177 Před 4 lety +9

      I hv got it back almost 80 percent after 12 days

    • @Diego-dx2qv
      @Diego-dx2qv Před 4 lety +2

      OSP Vibesy your a life saver this is stressing me

    • @Diego-dx2qv
      @Diego-dx2qv Před 4 lety +2

      Did you take anything

  • @NeatLedger
    @NeatLedger Před 7 lety +19

    It's so fast Mr. Hank!!! Awesome channel! It was so fast that taking down notes felt like playing some hardcore game! I hope that one day you'll provide us with a reading material (preferably pdfs) so that I wont have to pause/resume pause/resume the entire video to take down notes and absorb some concepts. Sorry for not as being as smart as the others. A short quiz would be nice too!

  • @clarefidler2099
    @clarefidler2099 Před 7 lety +4

    Let me speak for the Science Olympiad kids out there: WE LOVE THESE VIDEOS

  • @andreaanderson1536
    @andreaanderson1536 Před 3 měsíci +1

    My kids and I really love this channel and we are super grateful for all those making the videos, it's such a nice way to learn opposed to a textbook where we can't be sure we are pronouncing the words correctly.

  • @thatonemajin3578
    @thatonemajin3578 Před 7 lety +20

    2:13-2:23
    i cant do that
    lets all take a moment to appreciate what Hank just did

  • @christineexe
    @christineexe Před 9 lety +2

    I have been waiting for this video for SO LONG!!!! I lost my sense of smell /taste when I was nine and no one understands just what that means in day to day life. Thank you for making this video!

  • @walim1993
    @walim1993 Před 8 lety +1

    These videos are actually really helping me with MCAT studying! Thanks so much

  • @daniellelawhead1757
    @daniellelawhead1757 Před 6 lety +6

    I just want to say, thank you for being so amazing! I'm in college, and you're videos are so helpful, and you are brilliant! Thank you so much!

  • @Helejdidju
    @Helejdidju Před rokem +2

    I honestly don't watch these videos to learn but because he makes boring topics interesting

  • @achuthasrinivasan3218
    @achuthasrinivasan3218 Před 9 lety +472

    Now I want pizza :(

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 9 lety +64

      Achutha Srinivasan Me too, friend. Me too.
      -Nicole

    • @deldrinov
      @deldrinov Před 9 lety +10

      CrashCourse You had such great opportunity to make a joke there! You could've let Hank eat a bite of pizza between each scene and in the end he'd be left with empty hand. Or even more subtle - take different slice of the same pie in each shot suggesting he ate all of it.

    • @NjniaVanDerWald
      @NjniaVanDerWald Před 9 lety +3

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      @NjniaVanDerWald Před 9 lety

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    • @NjniaVanDerWald
      @NjniaVanDerWald Před 9 lety

      Tyler Harris
      the more you know...

  • @cenarn562
    @cenarn562 Před 8 lety

    finally! updated info about the tongue and taste! this is why i love you guys, all others videos on here are completely outdated.

  • @leoneldakar2992
    @leoneldakar2992 Před 7 lety +1

    THIS IS AMAZING IT HELPS ME SO MUCH IN MY PHYSIOLOGY COURSE TONS OF LOVE

  • @natashaprince5847
    @natashaprince5847 Před 7 lety +12

    These videos are all so helpful for someone struggling through their Psychology degree, I thank you

    • @Krishna-nu8nv
      @Krishna-nu8nv Před 7 lety

      Forgive my ignorance, I didn't know that psychology classes also taught detailed anatomy.. Good to know..:)

    • @natashaprince5847
      @natashaprince5847 Před 7 lety +1

      Krishna I have a module called sensation and perception which is why :)

    • @Krishna-nu8nv
      @Krishna-nu8nv Před 7 lety

      Ok cool.. Since you are a psychology student, may I ask you which mental disorder is most complicated to academically learn?... :)

    • @natashaprince5847
      @natashaprince5847 Před 7 lety +2

      Krishna I'm afraid I'm only starting my module on that this week so can't give you a very good answer! I studied depression at college which was quite straight forward, I imagine maybe a personality disorder or something uncommon would be more difficult x

    • @Krishna-nu8nv
      @Krishna-nu8nv Před 7 lety +1

      All right Natasha..I wish you good luck in your studies...Enjoy your college.. :)

  • @deemaahmed941
    @deemaahmed941 Před 4 lety +1

    i dont even know how to thank you for all these very helpful videos. i am a biomedical sciences major and i use your videos to help me understand my biopsychology class ! you are amazing

  • @geeway5923
    @geeway5923 Před 5 lety +108

    wait, so if I where to spend my whole life sniffing a piece of pizza, then sooner or later it will disappear?

    • @assarlannerborn9342
      @assarlannerborn9342 Před 4 lety +18

      Eijirou Kirishima yea but it would take more than your lift time. More like 1 000 000 years

    • @lynnfarhat9955
      @lynnfarhat9955 Před 4 lety +6

      well now i wanna try it...

  • @gagewilbur7012
    @gagewilbur7012 Před 9 lety +1

    I love Crash Course i have been watching you guys for a couple of years you guys are awesome.

  • @areamusicale
    @areamusicale Před 9 lety +43

    This is the third episode I see you eating pizza !!!

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 9 lety +60

      areamusicale We just really like pizza.
      -Nicole

    • @joshuarieder2865
      @joshuarieder2865 Před 8 lety +3

      +CrashCourse Who doesn't?

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      @konkansingha Před 7 lety

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  • @SharpnessSword
    @SharpnessSword Před 8 lety

    these help me so much with anatomy and physiology projects

  • @ChristianAkacro
    @ChristianAkacro Před 9 lety +2

    I'm loving this course! Learning about my brain breaks my brain though.

  • @DuranmanX
    @DuranmanX Před 9 lety +1

    I'd love to see the outtakes for this episode

  • @Tryo707
    @Tryo707 Před 9 lety +1

    I have no sense of smell and I was really hoping this would be discussed. Thanks a lot everyone!

  • @annamariaramos3184
    @annamariaramos3184 Před 5 lety

    Love you!!! Couldn’t get through college without you!!!

  • @TheAAbck
    @TheAAbck Před 9 lety +61

    thanks thought cafe if it wasent for the animations i have no idea what hankwould be saying

  • @flormorena8627
    @flormorena8627 Před 4 lety

    This was perfect info. I have a cold and can’t smell anything so I noticed I in turn cannot taste my food as much. I knew they were connected but got curious as to why/how. Thanks dude!

  • @Era.m.i.s
    @Era.m.i.s Před 7 lety

    Hank you are great! I am so glad I have access to this

  • @rogertherik628
    @rogertherik628 Před 6 lety +9

    I love how he just say "volatile compounds" so smoothly😂

  • @crystalbeyea9221
    @crystalbeyea9221 Před 7 lety +1

    Love your videos. They help so much. Thank you.

  • @SahibzadaSaad
    @SahibzadaSaad Před 7 lety

    simple yet very informative.
    thanks again.

  • @karinamatos4253
    @karinamatos4253 Před 7 lety

    I'm amazed about how good you are explaining. I like you a lot. Thanks!

  • @tjrankin123
    @tjrankin123 Před 8 lety +1

    Love how I'm actually using this as revision for my year 2 medschool exams :') great video Hank, thanks very much :)

  • @ChistianJabari
    @ChistianJabari Před 7 lety

    That was a very good breakdown and a good video indeed.

  • @marcx3lla
    @marcx3lla Před 5 lety

    how am i just finding this channel, this is a life saver!!!!!!

  • @angieordonez728
    @angieordonez728 Před 5 lety

    You crack me up. Thanks for being awesome and helping me so much throughout the years.

  • @Maothen
    @Maothen Před 9 lety +2

    CrashCourse Both in the video summary and in the end of video review it says that gustation depends on four cranial nerves, but at 9:05 only 3 of them are enumerated (which is the correct number).

  • @angels376
    @angels376 Před 8 lety

    I love this section of crash course

  • @skennedy918
    @skennedy918 Před 8 lety

    This is such a good way of learning

  • @MsDafiM
    @MsDafiM Před 9 lety

    I taught a biochemistry class about smell literally 2 days ago :D. This was great! Thanks :)

  • @clarklifeisgood
    @clarklifeisgood Před 6 lety +1

    I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure receptor cells express a single odorant receptor and converge onto single glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. So those colored receptors shouldn't all go to the same glomeruli.

  • @GurpreetSingh-nj6hx
    @GurpreetSingh-nj6hx Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome explanations

  • @JasonBasgall
    @JasonBasgall Před 9 lety +3

    I've been anosmic since birth, and this video has taught me more than any doctor ever has. Thank you
    Do you have any resources where I can learn more about the psychological and emotional effects of anosmia?

    • @lafisga8618
      @lafisga8618 Před 4 lety

      Jason Basgall yeah, go to school.

  • @Linkous12
    @Linkous12 Před 9 lety +2

    Well, I was TRYING to talk myself out of ordering pizza tonight. Thanks CrashCourse!

  • @meetan-
    @meetan- Před 9 lety

    Wonderful presentation thanks

  • @lei.png_
    @lei.png_ Před 7 lety

    my mouth kept watering during this video

  • @buttmanjenkins3972
    @buttmanjenkins3972 Před rokem +14

    A good way to demonstrate this is to close your eyes, grab a candy like a starburst or skittle and try and guess what flavor/color it is. You'll taste a sweet, fruity flavor but you won't be able to pinpoint what it is. You'll be sure its a red starburst and then be shocked to open your eyes and find that its yellow, the worst one.

  • @2472Jessica
    @2472Jessica Před 8 lety

    Thank you Thomas!

  • @Mxryxm_alb31
    @Mxryxm_alb31 Před 2 měsíci

    Watching this when i know I’m going to be eating pizza for dinner is the most satisfying feeling ever 😂

  • @roguedogx
    @roguedogx Před 9 lety

    glad to see you got your pizza! a great episode as always.

  • @INLF
    @INLF Před 9 lety

    You could've talked more about the amazing wiring in the olfactory bulbs and how amazing the symmetry of these two is. And how the chemo sensing neurons send there axons through holes in the scull ^^

  • @supernova-db9su
    @supernova-db9su Před 4 lety

    DESERVES 10 OUT OF 10
    Keep making amazing videos!😁

  • @raymira10
    @raymira10 Před 7 lety +3

    I love your episodes i swear this helps me alot with psychology ❤️❤️❤️❤️ i just wish u didnt talk so fast 😂 but u r a great teacher and very entertaining

  • @kavudx
    @kavudx Před 9 lety +2

    This was the most intuitive episode of all crash cour. You guys have truly taken the art of teaching to a whole new level.

  • @Rjh_-mj9tl
    @Rjh_-mj9tl Před 5 lety +1

    In this video, I learned that anosmia can be caused not only by head trauma, but also through respiratory infections and aging. I also learned that each olfactory neuron has receptors for only one specific type of molecule, or smell. These signals are then sent down the axons where several axons meet up at a glomerulus. At the glomerulus, mortal cells interpret the sensory information and transfer it to the brain. The information then travels to the frontal lobe and limbic system, hypothalamus and amygdala where it triggers a powerful emotional memory. Lastly, I learned that taste is almost 80% smell, and that when you can’t smell during a cold, it becomes hard to distinguish between different types of certain flavors (such as salty, sweet, etc.).

  • @RaskylC
    @RaskylC Před 9 lety

    I so wanna see the outtakes for this episode.

  • @jojoorsmth
    @jojoorsmth Před 7 lety +1

    This video has made me super hungry... WHY DID I HAVE TO WATCH THIS RIGHT BEFORE LUNCH?!?

  • @FearMePls
    @FearMePls Před 6 lety

    I think I love you...
    Thanks for having my back in school

  • @lwandile5266
    @lwandile5266 Před 4 lety

    Great video, thank you.

  • @bintangbagaskara4462
    @bintangbagaskara4462 Před 7 lety

    love your content, can you include some references to the theories as well?

  • @Vasari12
    @Vasari12 Před 9 lety +1

    The part where Hank tells of how a badly burnt tongure will feel better after a while reminded me of something that happened to me.
    I got a bunch of very hot wasabi snacks and I downed them pretty quickly, but soon I found out that because they were so spicy, I couldn't taste anything for a few days.
    This was absolutely driving me insane, but now I wonder how that it's possible for hot and spicy food to numb the taste receptors of the tongue.

  • @SKG0
    @SKG0 Před 5 lety +1

    I had hoped to find more information about smell in terms of it's function in other disorders, like PTSD. Could CrashCourse do a series of psychosomatic conditions?

  • @andreeaocrain3438
    @andreeaocrain3438 Před 5 lety

    You should write a book, man. You're awesome

  • @nelly_k770
    @nelly_k770 Před rokem +1

    Man, you are incredible! ❤

  • @robinalgayres8807
    @robinalgayres8807 Před 7 lety

    great channel ! keep doing it !

  • @AusSP
    @AusSP Před 9 lety +5

    In this Crash Course, I learned: Schools still do not actually have actual scientists check the things they teach before teaching them.

  • @claudiajorgensen3017
    @claudiajorgensen3017 Před 4 lety +3

    I usually love the Crashcourse series. This one, however, gets TASTE versus FLAVOR mixed up. Smell happens due to the nose. Taste happens due to the tongue. Flavor requires both smell and taste. So for example, a person with anosmia has no smell, has normal taste (can detect all taste qualities), but cannot detect the flavor.

  • @melissaa8992
    @melissaa8992 Před 7 lety

    Ok, now I am starving! Thanks, Hank!

  • @michaelragaee
    @michaelragaee Před 9 lety

    incredibly awesome.

  • @Bidmartinlo
    @Bidmartinlo Před 9 lety +11

    I only use my nose to breathe with. Rather unfortunate, because I went one whole year smelling of sweat before someone told me.

  • @m.hennidi4547
    @m.hennidi4547 Před 9 lety

    i cant imagine a world without Crashcource, nor pizza for that matter :)

  • @sarahbee2407
    @sarahbee2407 Před 6 lety

    it just a helpful ep think you so much ... keep goning ☺

  • @flamedragon07
    @flamedragon07 Před 4 lety +1

    I agree. Its sort of silly that between animations he didn't take a single bit. I agree it's hard not to take a bite of pizza.

  • @samuelbeckley4813
    @samuelbeckley4813 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the enlightenment...

  • @storybookgirl1213059
    @storybookgirl1213059 Před 9 lety +1

    I was going through my subscriptions checking what videos were uploaded today and this one caught my attention because I was born without a sense of smell and have never been able to smell anything all my life. I don't have a sense of smell but I am still able to taste things. I went to the doctor once when I was little so they can try and figure out why it is that I don't have a sense of smell but can taste but they didn't even have an answer for me. I get the idea of how smelling something works, but it's still difficult for me to completely understand and imagine.

  • @northfalmouthacademy5645
    @northfalmouthacademy5645 Před 9 lety +2

    Thank you, Hank! We enjoy learning Anatomy & Physiology with you. Do you know when Hearing and Balance will be released? Also, do you have plans for sight?

  • @nedabiah
    @nedabiah Před 8 lety

    I laught out loud every time I see this videos I really enjoy them and I hope one day I can teach with these my kids.:)

  • @stelagajic2450
    @stelagajic2450 Před 7 lety

    This is sooo great

  • @albertdotd
    @albertdotd Před 7 lety +1

    I've red an article about umami. It was quite interesting.

  • @mello6362
    @mello6362 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this video

  • @AllanEvansOfficial
    @AllanEvansOfficial Před 7 lety

    Lol great vid man. Funny sense of humor!

  • @imHotaru30
    @imHotaru30 Před 7 lety +4

    Hello, CrashCourse. Just wondering: if each olfactory neuron has receptors for just one kind of smell, does that mean people who super smell like my mum have a lower threshold for action potentials to happen? or does it mean they have more olfactory neurons than most people?