Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 8-2019
Publication Title
HAPS Educator
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
446-456
Publisher Name
Human Anatomy & Physiology Society
Abstract
The Flavor Perception Game was designed with the goals of developing an interactive and hands-on activity, providing a platform to review chemical senses of the five tastes, promoting student investment in the course material, and providing a basis for discussion on chemical senses of the five tastes. Knowledge of taste sensation is useful for nursing and exercise sciences students, as human physiology is integral to both baccalaureate curricula. The game is inexpensive, easy to incorporate into a 50-minute lecture period, and free of chocolate allergens. Student participants (N=34) tasted three candies and completed a voluntary anonymous poll regarding their detection of the presence of umami, bitter, sweet, salty and/or sour taste modalities in the different candies. During the three stages of this classroom game, a total of 214 taste selections were made, following which students discussed various aspects of taste sensation including its importance in healthcare.
Recommended Citation
Mahaffey, Angela L.. A Flavor Perception Game Designed to Introduce Basic Chemical Sensation of Taste Modalities to Undergraduate Nursing and Exercise Sciences Students. HAPS Educator, 23, 2: 446-456, 2019. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.21692/haps.2019.019
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Author Posting © Human Anatomy & Physiology Society, 2019. This article is posted here by permission of Human Anatomy & Physiology Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in HAPS Educator, Volume 23, Issue 2, August 2019, https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2019.019