Tongue Flashcards
(12 cards)
What are the parts of the tongue?
Papillae, taste buds, taste receptors, supporting cells, nerves to the brain.
What is the primary function of the tongue?
The sensory organ of taste.
What are the five types of basic tastes detected by taste receptors?
- Sweet
- Salty
- Sour
- Bitter
- Umami
What covers the surface of the papillae on the tongue?
Hundreds of taste buds.
How many taste receptors does each taste bud contain?
10 to 50 taste receptors.
What happens when food is chewed?
Chemical substances dissolve in saliva.
How do dissolved chemical substances reach the taste receptors?
They diffuse into the taste buds through their pores.
What is umami classified as?
A basic taste.
Which types of food are associated with umami taste?
- Meat in soups
- Fermented foods like cheese
- Mushrooms
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
What do taste receptors produce when stimulated?
Nerve impulses.
True or False: Umami taste is only detected by receptors that can detect sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.
False.
Fill in the blank: The surface of a papillae is covered by hundreds of _______.
taste buds.
