EX3; Oral Mucosa Sensations Flashcards
What are the three parts of the dorsal tongue
root
body
terminal sulcu
Where are the root and the body of the tongue derived from
body = mucosa from branchial arch 1 root = mucosa from branchial arch 3
What kind of keratinization of the epithelium is located on the dorsal tongue
most keratinized except for in a few key locations
What kind of lamina propria does the dorsal tongue contain
flexible; other side is more rigid
True or False
The dorsal tongue does not contain a submucosa
True
The dorsal tongue contains numerous papillae, what different kinds
some papillae are taste buds
some papillae are innervated by somatosensory nerve endings
True or False
Sensation is only registered from the tongue
False; it is in the mucosa as well
What cranial nerves supply taste to the taste buds
facial - VII
glossopharyngeal - IX
vagus - X
This cranial nerve supplies the anterior mouth
trigemial - V
This cranial nerve supplies the posterior tongue and pharync
glossopharyngeal - IX
These fibers supply a touch sensation
A beta
A delta
These fibers supply a warming sensation
C fibers
These fibers supply a cooling sensation
A delta
These fibers supply a painful sensation
A delta
C fibers
This somatosensory receptor is associated with large axons (A beta) and terminates in the superficial lamina propria between the rete pegs
Meissner’s corpuscles
What kind of forces are associated with Meissner’s corpuscles
dynamic forces; rapidly adapting
This somatosensory receptor is associated with large axons (A beta) and terminus at the apices of the tete pegs
Merkel receptors
What kind of forces are associated with Merkel receptors
static forces; slowing adapting
This somatosensory receptor complexes of nerve endings and specialized epithelial cells
Merkel receptors
This somatosensory receptor complexes of nerve endings encapsulated by non-nueronal cells
Meissner’s corpuscles
What kind of threshold do both Merkel and Meissner’s receptors have
very low threshold; very sensitive
True or False
Merkel’s receptors only respond during static forces
False; they also respond during dynamic, but also (and solely) during static, Meissner’s does not respond during static
True or false
Merkel and Meissner’s receptors code painful senstations
False; they do not because their dynamic range does not extend to the noxious (harmful) range
What is used to transmit painful sensations
nociceptors
free nerve endings
A delta and C fibers
What are the main functions of the taste system
detect chemicals in the food
distinguish between nutritive/non-nutritive
detect harmful substances
What are the 5 classes of taste receptors that detect the 5 classes of stimuli
sugars (sweet) amino acids (umami) salts (salty) acids (sour) varied alkaloid, purines, glycosides (bitter)
This is goblet shaped closed of 40-60 cells at right angles to the basal lamina extending to the surface containing microvili and a taste pore
taste bud
True or False
There are no nerve fibers at the base of taste buds
False; there are primary afferent fibers at the base and some bud cells synapse with these fibers
How may taste buds are distributed in the mouth
around 8,000