Now we will look at transitive and intransitive verbs in this article.
- General receptors are found throughout the body because they are present in skin, visceral organs (visceral meaning in the abdominal cavity), muscles, and joints.(intransitive)
- Special receptors include chemoreceptors (chemical receptors) found in the mouth and nose, photoreceptors (light receptors) found in the eyes, and mechanoreceptors found in the ears.(intransitive)The senses of smell and taste work closely together. (intransitive)As you breathe, anything that is in the air that you take in enters your nasal cavity: hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, dust, pollen, chemicals. (transitive)Your brain determines what you are smelling.(transitive)you need to use another sense, such as taste or sight, to make an imprint in your brain’s memory.(transitive)Olfactory cells line the top of your nasal cavity. On one end, olfactory cells have cilia — hair-like attachments — that project into the nasal cavity.(usage is transitive but it can be used as intransitive,too)You don’t “smell” air or dust or pollen, but you can smell chemicals. (usage is transitive but it can be used as intransitive,too)If you cannot smell something, you cannot taste it, either. (usage is transitive but it can be used as intransitive,too)
