Mike broke his nose in a recent boxing match. The doctors packed his nose and told him he will need to breathe through his mouth for the next 10 to 14 days. Mike is likely to find that while his nose is packed,
A) food will taste better because his sense of taste will be temporarily enhanced to compensate for his missing sense of smell.
B) he will have problems with his equilibrium and balance.
C) food will have little taste because much of a food's flavor depends on our sense of smell.
D) he will have trouble detecting motion because the main pathway to his superior colliculus will be blocked.
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