Learning uit 13: Special senses

Question 1

4 Types of lingual papillae

Answer 1

Fungiform, Vallate, Foliate, Filliform

Question 2

Fungiform papillae

Answer 2

Fungiform papillae –
Shaped somewhat
like mushrooms
Each has about 3
taste buds
(concentrated at the
tip & sides of the
tongue

Question 3

Vallate papillae

Answer 3

Vallate (circumvallate)
papillae – Large,
arranged in a V at the
rear of the tongue
Each surrounded by a
deep circular trench
7 – 12 vallate papillae
Contain up to half of
all taste buds

Question 4

Filiform Papillae

Answer 4

Filiform papillae –
Tiny spikes without
taste buds, most
abundant and small

Question 5

Foliate papillae

Answer 5

Foliate papillae –
Form parallel ridges
on the side, adjacent
to the molar and
premolar teeth

Question 6

Olfaction

Answer 6

the sense
of smell, is a response
to airborne chemicals
called odorants
These are detected by
receptor cells in a
patch of epithelium
(olfactory mucosa)
* Found in the roof of
the nasal cavity