Lecture 13- Taste Flashcards
The mucosa of the body of the tongue comes from
branchial arch 1
The mucosa of the root of the tongue comes from
branchial arch 3
Warming sensation of the oral mucosa is conveyed by which fibers?
C
Cooling sensation of the oral mucosa is conveyed by which fibers
A delta
Taste is conveyed by which 3 nerves?
CN 7, 9 and 10
Touch sensation of the oral mucosa is conveyed by which fibers
Ab fibers (and A delta)
Pain sensation of the oral mucosa is conveyed by which fibers?
A delta and C
Innervation of the anterior mouth?
CNV
Innervation of the posterior tongue and pharynx
CNIX
during eating, volatile molecules from food stimulate the olfactory epithelium by 2 routes
orthonasal
retronasal
which route is particularly important for contributing to food flavor
retronasal
Taste and olfactory signals enter the brain over separate cranial nerves and then interact extensively in the CNS especially at the…
primary gustatory cortex (insula)
in patients presenting at a taste and smell clinic, hypo or ageusia is less common than…
olfactory deficits
have many classes of taste receptors do we have
5 Sugar- sweet Amino acids- umami Salty Acid- sour Varied- bitter
Spiciness is not dependent on taste system but is dependent on
Pain, TRP receptors
The fungiform papillae are on the dorsal anterior tongue and come from branchial arch…. and are innervated by….
- branchial arch 1
- chorda tympani branch of VII (branchial arch 2)
The… papillae are strategically located to monitor food entering the mouth
fungiform