Sensory - Taste Flashcards
1
Q
Taste
Results from..
A
action of chemicals on tase buds
2
Q
Lingual papillae
A
Tongue has 4 bumps - lingual papillae
Filiform: no taste buds
Foiate: sides
Fungiform: tip
Circumvallate: large, in V at rear
3
Q
Taste buds
A
All look alike
Within bumps on tongue
Taste cells: gustatory, synapse + nerve
Supporting cells: between taste cells
Basal cells: differentiate to taste cells
Microvilli
4
Q
5 taste sensations
A
Salty Sweet Sour Bitter Umami
5
Q
Taste
Must…
Regions
A
Must dissolve in saliva to be tasted
Certain regions more sensitive to 1 category
