Gustatory and Olfaction Flashcards
1
Q
What cranial nerves carry information from the tongue
A
9, 10, and 7
2
Q
How does taste work?
A
taste buds respond to chemicals in saliva
Chemicals bind to chemoreceptors
3
Q
S1
A
sensitive to tactile information
4
Q
S2
A
Dedicated to taste
5
Q
Where do chemoreceptors synapse on the olfactory endothelium?
A
Glomeruli
6
Q
What determines smell?
A
pattern of glomeruli activation
7
Q
What way does information flow in the olfactory system?
A
up
8
Q
What way does information flow in the gustatory system?
A
up
