control of saliva secretion

Question 1

what does a conditioned salivary response mean?

Answer 1

learned, acquired by association

Question 2

what does an unconditioned salivary response mean?

Answer 2

unlearned, innate

Question 3

describe mechanical stimuli

Answer 3

unconditioned, pressure on PDL/oral mucosa

Question 4

describe chemical stimuli

Answer 4

unconditioned, gustation, olfaction, common chemical sense

Question 5

describe gustation

Answer 5

receptors on taste buds; tongue dorsum,palate and epiglottis, dif potencies- acis most, bitter least

Question 6

describe olfaction

Answer 6

receptors in olfactory eptithelium, very weak stumulus

Question 7

describe common chemical sense

Answer 7

primitive response to irritants, eg spicy, mediated by nociceptors in mucous membranes

Question 8

describe conditioned stimuli

Answer 8

learned responses to psychic, visual, auditory stimuli

Question 9

how do parasympathetic nerves control salivation?

Answer 9

increase secretion and vasodilation

Question 10

how do sympathetic nerves control salivation?

Answer 10

increase secretion and vasoconstriction