Ch 15: Special Senses Flashcards
Cranial nerve for smell
CN 1
CN for vision
CN2
CN for Taste
Anterior 2/3: CN 7
Posterior 1/3: CN 9
Root of tongue: 10
CN for hearing and balance
CN 8
What does y,B,a stand for
Y: gamma
B: beta
a: alpha
What is an (a) part of the gene protein when activated?
Alpha
What does camp in the cell cause sodium and calcium channels to do?
Open the cells and caused an influx of ions into olfactory, resulting in depolarization and production of action potential 
Where does the information of olfactory neurons go to?
OlFactory cortex of frontal lobe
How many types of Papillae are there?
4 types
Types of papillae
Filiform: NO taste buds
Vallate: taste buds- largest, least numerous
Foliate: taste buds- leaf shaped
Fungiform: taste buds - mushroom shaped
The five types of taste
Sour: lateral aspect of tongue
Salty: antriolateral of tongue
Bitter: root of tongue
Sweet: anterior
Umami (glutamate): savory—throughout whole tongue
Influx
Moving ion into cell
Sour acid function.
- Allow influx of hydrogen ions.
- Hydrogen ions binding to calcium gated channel.
- Allow cat ion to move into Cell to fire action potential.
G-protein usage
- olfaction
- sweet
- bitter
- glutamate
Where are the taste areas located?
In the insula
What nerves does not innervate taste buds
Hypoglossal nerve
Does the iris determine individual eyecolor?
True
Lateral canthus
Upper eyelid me to lower eyelid
Palpebral fissure
Space between eyelids
Canthi
Lateral and medial, eyelids meet