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1
Q

List the five primary sensations of taste.

A
Sour 
Salty 
Sweet 
Bitter
Umami
2
Q

What substances elicit sour taste?

A

Acids e.g. HCl

3
Q

What substances elicit salty taste?

A

Ionized salts i.e. NaCl

4
Q

What substances elicit sweet taste?

A

Sugars
Glycols (poisoning)
Alcohols
Amino acids

5
Q

What substances elicit bitter taste?

A

Alkaloids
Caffeine
Nicotine

6
Q

What substances elicit umami taste?

A

MSG
Glutamate
Amino acids

*Meat & cheese

7
Q

What cranial nerves are involved in transmitting taste information?

A

CN VII
CN IX
CN X

8
Q

Which cranial nerve innervates the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

A

CN VII

9
Q

Which CN innervates the back of the tongue?

A

CN IX

10
Q

Which CN innervates the soft palate, the epiglottis and esophagus?

A

Soft palate= CN VII

Epiglottis & esophagus= CN X

11
Q

How do we classify taste receptor cells? Is it a neuron?

A

Taste buds are specialized sensory receptor for taste transduction

12
Q

How do we classify olfactory receptor cells? is it a neuron?

A

Olfactory receptors are bipolar neurons

13
Q

What is the average life span of taste receptor cells? How does this compare to olfactory neurons?

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Taste= 10 days- 2 weeks 
Olfactory= ~60 days
14
Q

What is the biological role of taste?

A
  • Protection–bitter substances can stimulate protrusion of the tongue and gag
  • Edibility
  • Diet selection
  • Taste aversion
15
Q

What is the biological role of olfaction?

A
  • Combine with taste to get gustatory sensation

- Pharamones for sex

16
Q

What is bait-shyness?

A

If an animal feels sick after eating, assumption is that the novel food is responsible–animal will lose taste for the food

17
Q

What is the clinical significance of bait-shyness?

A

This is how we lose a taste for something that has been perceived to make us sick

18
Q

What is hyposmia?

A

Decrease sense of smell

19
Q

What is anosmia?

A

No sense of smell

20
Q

What is parosmia?

A

Perversion of the sense of smell

21
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What is hypogeusia?

A

Less taste sensation

22
Q

What is ageusia?

A

No taste sensation

23
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What is parageusia?

A

Perversion of the sense of taste i.e. a bad taste in the mouth

24
Q

Outline the afferent pathway of taste information.

A

1) CN
2) NTS
3) VPM of the Thalamus
4) Insular & frontal taste cortices

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