Mass moment of inertia. 1  Mass moment of inertia for a particle: The mass moment of inertia is one measure of the distribution of the mass of an object relative to a given axis. The mass moment of inertia is denoted by I and is given for a single particle of mass m as.
Taste, gustatory perception, or gustation is the sensory impression of food or other substances on the tongue and is one of the five traditional senses. Taste is the sensation produced when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds.
By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1  Describe different types of sensory receptors. 2  Describe the structures responsible for the special senses of taste, smell, hearing, balance, and vision. 3  Distinguish how different tastes are transduced. 4  Describe the means of mechanoreception for hearing and balance.