Gustation

Question 1

Name the 5 tastes

Answer 1

1. Sweet
2. Sour
3. Bitter
4. Salt
5. Umami - assoicated with proteins found in meat and rish

Question 2

What are taste buds?

Answer 2

Sensory receptors for tast in the oral cavity

Question 3

Where are taste buds found?

Answer 3

Tongue
Soft palate
Cheeks
Pharynx
Epiglotis

Question 4

What are papillae?

Answer 4

Taste buds

Question 5

What cells do taste buds have?

Answer 5

1. supporting cells - insulate the receptor cells
2. Gustory - responsible for sensing taste
3. Basal - stem cells that mature into new receptors

Question 6

Describe how we taste

Answer 6

The activation of the taste receptor requires a chemical compound to be dissolved in salavia.
This difuses down the taste pore and comes into contact with the gustory hairs.
Depending on the taste, this has different effects.
These leads to depolaration of the cell and the release of neurotransmitters.

Question 7

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaHR2MAxywg

Question 8

Draw and label the mouth