CHEMICAL SENSES Flashcards
COMMON NAME FOR THE TASTE RECEPTOR CELLS, SPECIAL KINDS OF NEURONS FOUND IN THE MOUTH THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SENSE OF TASTE
TASTE BUDS
THE SENSE OF TASTE IS ALSO CALLED _
GUSTATION
MOST TASTE BUDS ARE LOCATED IN THE _
TONGUE
FEW _ CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH, CHEEKS, UNDER THE TONGUE AND IN THROAT
TASTE BUDS
HOW _ PEOPLE ARE TO VARIOUS TASTES DEPENDS ON HOW MANY TASTE BUDS THEY HAVE
SENSITIVE
PEOPLE CAN ONLY HAVE 500 TASTE BUDS WHILE OTHERS HAVE _ TIMES THAT NUMBER
20 TIMES
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 20 TIMES GREATER NUMBER OF TASTE BUDS AND NEED LESS SEASONING IN THEIR FOOD
SUPERTASTERS
EACH TASTE BUDS HAVE _ RECEPTORS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECEPTOPR CITES RECEIVING NEURONS AT THE SYNAPSE
20 RECEPTORS
RECEPTORS ON TASTE BUDS WORK EXACTLY LIKE RECEPTOR SITES ON _
NEURONS
RECEPTORS ON TASTE BUDS RECEIVE MOLECULES OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES THAT FIT INTO THE RECEPTOR LIKE A
KEY INTO LOCK
TASTE IS OFTEN CALLED _ BECAUSE IT WORKS WITH THE MOLECULES OF FOODS PEOPLE EAT, SAME WAY THE NEURAL RECEPTORS WORK WITH NEUROTRANSMITTERS
CHEMICAL SENSE
WHEN THE MOLECULES FIT INTO THE RECEPTORS, A SIGNAL IS FIRED TO TTHE BRAIN, WHICH THEN INTERPRETS THE _ SENSATION
TASTE SENSATION
WHERE THE MOLECULES DISSOLVED
SALIVA
- SWEET 2. SOUR 3. SALTY 4. BITTER 5. UMAMI
5 BASIC TASTES
- SWEET 2. SOUR 3. SALTY 4. BITTER
4 PRIMARY TASTE
