The sensation of taste changes with aging. Which one of the senses of taste declines with age?
a. sweet c. bitter
b. salty d. sour
C
The taste buds are located in four areas of the tongue that sense sweet, salt, bitter, and sour. Taste sensation may be dulled with age. The ability to taste sweetness remains as one ages, but the ability to taste bitterness declines.
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