taste

Question 1

what are the two types of cells in taste buds

Answer 1

gustatory
supporting

Question 2

what is the first form of contact in the mouth

Answer 2

taste papilla (buds)

Question 3

what are the 3 types of papilla

Answer 3

fungiform
circumvallate
foliate

Question 4

which type of papilla is involved with touch and temperature as well as taste

Answer 4

fungiform

Question 5

what 4 cranial nerves are involved with taste / connects to the tongue

Answer 5

vagus
glossopharyngeal
mandibular
facial

Question 6

what is the function of cilia within the taste buds on the tongue

Answer 6

to increase surface area and therefore increases receptor sensitivity

Question 7

where are the first order neurons found

Answer 7

geniculate, superior petrosal and inferior ganglion of the facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve

Question 8

what does the central processes end

Answer 8

nucleus tactus solitaires

Question 9

where do the second order neurons arise from

Answer 9

nucleus tractus solitarius in medulla oblongata

Question 10

where do the second order neurons cross and terminate

Answer 10

crosses the midline, turn upwards into the medial lemniscus and terminate in the thalamus

Question 11

where do the third order neurons arise from and end

Answer 11

the thalamus and project into the post central gyrus of the parietal lobe

Question 12

what are the 5 basic tastes

Answer 12

sweet
salty
sour
bitter
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