chemical senses Flashcards
where are chemoreceptors located and what do they measure?
in the arteries of the neck, measure co2 and o2 levels in the blood
how are we warned of chemical irritants?
nerve endings in skin/mucous membranes
how do we detect acidity?
sensory nerve endings in muscle respond to acidity
what is gustation?
taste
what is smell?
olfaction
how do we perceive flavour?
smell, taste and touch
texture and temperature
name some organs of taste other than the tongue
- palate
- epiglottis
- pharynx and nasal cavity
palate
Roof of mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
where are taste buds present?
palate and epiglottis
epiglottis
Leaf shaped cartilage covering laryngeal inlet upon swallowing
pharynx and nasal cavity
odours can pass via the pharynx to the nasal cavity
-here, they are detected by olfactory receptors
what are papillae?
structures on the tongue
different papillae shapes?
fungiform = mushroom shaped foliate = ridged shaped vallate = pimple shaped
cross section of a papillae?
taste buds embedded into them
- chemically sensitive end of a taste bud is a taste pore
- taste cells are within this, connect and synapse with the gustatory afferent axons, which transmit taste information to the brain
what is a taste pore?
chemically sensitive end of a taste bud
what are taste cells?
they are within the taste pores
they connect and synapse with the gustatory afferent axons, which transmit taste information to the brain
what do taste receptor cells express?
express different types of taste receptors
- display different sensitivities to sweet, bitter, sour, salt
- can be measured in AP discharge
five different tastes are transduced via?
different mechanisms