chemical senses Flashcards
what is the role of hypothalamus and amygdala in human taste system
pleasure, aversion, food seeking, satiety, etc.
cranial nerve for epiglottis
10
taste in the fungiform papillae
sweet, umami
taste in the circumvallate papillae
bitter
foliate papillae taste
salt and sour
nerve for circumvallate papillae
9
cranial nerve for fungiform papillae
7
describe the makeup of papillae
contain a few 100 taste buds, each taste buds have 50-100 taste receptors,
are taste receptor cells neurons
no
what do taste receptor cells synapse on
gustatory afferent axons
which tastes have smaller taste thresholds
bitter and sour
what is the taste transduction cascade for umami
tastants activate T1R1 and T1R3, alpha subunit activates PLCB2 which transforms IP3 from PIP2, IP3 opens a Calcium channel on the endoplasmic reticulum which releases calcium into the cytoplasm, calcium influx opens TRPM5 channel causing Na influx, robust depolarization occurs, Calcium modulator channel is opened from the intracellular calcium, ATP is released, PX2/PX3 channels open as a result of ATP as neurotransmitter on the taste nerves
what is the taste transduction pathway for salty
amiloride sensitive sodium channels open due to salt tastants, depolarization occurs and flows downstream where it activates voltage-gated sodium, potassium, and calcium gated channels, calcium allows for transmitter release onto the taste afferents
what is the taste transduction pathway for sour
hydrogen sensitive TRP channels open in response to sour tastants, the depolarization travels downstream to open sodium, potassium, and calcium channels, the channels result in more depolarization and stimulate neurotransmitter release onto the taste afferents