taste Flashcards
(13 cards)
what are the 5 types of taste
sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
what is taste
is a chemosense, chemical substances are picked up by tastebuds which inform the sense of taste
what are the 7 key functions of taste
filiform
fungiform
foliate
vallate
thalamus
cranial nerves
gustatory cortex
what is filiform
grips and wear down food
what is fungiform
tastebud that detects sweet, salty and umami
what is foliate
tastebud that detects sour
what is vallate
tastebud that detects bitter
what is the thalamus
relay information from brainstem to cerebral cortex
what is the cranial nerves
provide taste sensations to tongue
what is the gustatory cortex
detects the information and identifies the taste
what are papillae clustered like
oranges
how is taste detected at the taste buds
food molecules and saliva mix together to wash over the tastebuds
where are the tastebuds distributed
sweet - front of tongue
salty - front side
sour - middle side
bitter - back
