LESSON 11: SENSES (Taste) Flashcards
1
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Oval, sensory structures located on papillae of tongue
A
Taste buds
2
Q
Form the exterior supporting capsule
A
Specialized epithelium cells
3
Q
Total of 40 cells forming the interior part
A
Taste cells
4
Q
Hairlike process
A
Taste hairs
5
Q
Tiny openings in the surrounding stratified epithelium
A
Taste pores
6
Q
Basic taste sensation
A
Bitter, sweet, sour, salty, umami
7
Q
Pick up taste and send it to taste cells
A
Taste buds
8
Q
Send taste to taste hairs
A
Taste cells
9
Q
Dissolved taste molecules bind to receptors in the
A
Taste hair
10
Q
From anterior 2/3 of the tongue
A
Facial Nerve (VII)
11
Q
From posterior 1/3 of the tongue
A
Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX)
12
Q
From root of the tongue
A
Vagus Nerve (X)
