Gustation Flashcards
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0
Q
What type of receptors detect taste stimuli?
A
chemoreceptors
1
Q
What is gustation?
A
Sense of taste
2
Q
What are gustatory cells?
A
Taste receptors housed in specialized organs termed taste buds.
3
Q
Where do taste buds reside?
A
On elevated epithelia and connective tissues called papillae.
4
Q
How many types of tongue papillae are there?
A
Four
5
Q
What are the five major tastes?
A
Sweet Salty Sour Bitter Umame
6
Q
Taste buds are compose of what four structures?
A
- gustatory cells
- supporting cells
- gustatory microvillus
- taste pore
7
Q
How often are gustatory cells are replaced?
A
every 7-10 days
8
Q
What are the two cranial nerves that conduct gustatory information?
A
CN VII and CN IX
9
Q
What is the taste pathway to the CNS?
A
CN7 and 9 > brainstem > thalamus > insula
