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Olfactory and Taste Flashcards

1
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what bone is cribriform plate part of?

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ethmoid

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2
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loss of ability to smell

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anosmiac

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3
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only part of olfactory neuron that can respond to odorant

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cilia

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what makes up olfactory stria?

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mitral and tufted cell

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5
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this leads to contralateral olfactory bulb

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medial olfactory stria

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what receives primary olfactory input?

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amygdala, periamygdaloid complex, piriform cortex, entorhinal cortex

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what part of thalamus would olfactory project to (secondarily)?

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mediodorsal nucleus thalamus

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8
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where are taste buds primarily located?

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circumvallate papillae

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9
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how many circumvallate papillae do we have?

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8/12/2015

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10
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what makes up taste cortex?

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operculum and insular cortex

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11
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germ layer for olfactory epithelium

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ectoderm

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12
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this gave rise to olfactory epithelium, glial cells olfactory nerves and bulb

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olfactory placode

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13
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type of epithelium olfactory is

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pseudostratified columnar

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beneath epithelium, secrete mucus in which odorants are dissolved

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olfactory glands of Bowman

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15
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dendrite of bipolar olfactory neuron ends in epithelium as this (bulbous enlargement)…has cilia with odorant receptors

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olfactory vesicle

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16
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these unmyelinated axons are bundled on each side of olfactory neuron

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olfactory fila

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17
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where do olfactory fila terminate?

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olfactory glomeruli (go thru cribriform plate to here from epithelium)

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18
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life span for healthy olfactory cells

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30-60 days

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19
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these act as stem cells that give rise to receptor cells in olfactory epithelium

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basal cells

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20
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layers of olfactory bulb from superficial to deep

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nerve fiber, glomerular, external plexiform, mitral cell, granule cell

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21
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what makes up nerve fiber layer of olfactory bulb? where do these terminate?

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afferent from olfactory epithelium; glomeruli

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22
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makes up glomeruli…olfactory receptor axons synapse on these dendrites

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mitral and tufted cells

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23
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mitral and tufted cells have reciprocal connections with these cells

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periglomerular cells

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24
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modulatory input to olfactory bulb glomerular layer

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locus ceruleus, raphe nuclei, anterior olfactory nucleus, diagonal band of Broca

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25
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what makes up external plexiform layer of olfactory bulb?

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somata of tufted cells, dendrites tufted and mitral cells, apical dendrites granule cell

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26
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principal cell type of olfactory bulb

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mitral

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27
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what input do mitral dendrites receive in external plexiform layer?

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centrifugal fibers of olfactory tract

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28
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these axons run in olfactory tract and comprise main output of the bulb

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mitral cell

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29
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are mitral and tufted cells inhibitory or excitatory?

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excitatory (probably glutamate)

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30
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principle interneuron of olfactory bulb

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granule cell

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31
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two interneurons in olfactory bulb

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periglomerular and granular cells

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32
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inputs to periglomerular cells

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olfactory neuroepithelial cells, centrifugal fibers olfactory tract, dendrodendritic synapses w/ mitral

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33
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what do periglomerular cells secrete?

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dopamine, GABA, peptides

34
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NT for granule cells

35
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granule cells receive axodendritic contacts from these cells

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mitral cells and centrifugal fibers

36
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an order arrives in a glomerulus and stimulates these cells…which then inhibit surrounding mitral cells (*surround inhibition*)

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periglomerular cells

37
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collateral branches of mitral/tufted cells axons terminate here (between olfactory bulb/tract)

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anterior olfactory nucleus

38
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this is located at rostral margin of anterior perforated substance…olfactory tract expands here

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olfactory trigone

39
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where do most axons that enter the olfactory trigone from the olfactory tract go?

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lateral olfactory stria (to lateral olfactory area)

40
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fibers that don’t enter lateral olfactory stria will go to here (*which is part of intermediate olfactory area*)

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anterior perforated substance

41
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principal cell axons pass through the olfactory tract and terminate here

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primary olfactory areas (for subjective appreciation)

42
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lateral olfactory tract (formed by mitral and tufted projections) gives rise to these; where does this project?

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medial and lateral olfactory stria; contra. olfactory tract

43
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anterior olfactory nucleus projects here

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bilateral olfactory bulbs, contra. anterior olfactory nucleus

44
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where does projection from olfactory bulb terminate?

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primary olfactory cortex

45
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these make up primary olfactory cortex; how many layers?

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amygdaloid nuclear complex, olfactory tubercle, piriform cortex, entorhinal cortex; 3 layers

46
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where does lateral olfactory stria terminate?

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olfactory tubercle and piriform cortex

47
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lateral olfactory stria projects here via amygdala

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MD thalamus

48
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lateral olfactory stria projects here for conscious perception of smell

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orbitofrontal cortex

49
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lateral olfactory stria projects here via the entorhinal cortex

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hippocampus

50
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where does lateral olfactory stria project?

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MD thalamus, orbitofrontal cortex, hippocampus

51
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where do anterior olfactory nucleus, olfactory tubercle, piriform cortex, anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus, periamygdaloid cortex, and lateral entorhinal cortex project?

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lateral hypothalamus, DM thalamus, insular and orbital cortex, olfactory bulb

52
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olfactory cortex has direct connections with these

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orbitofrontal and insular cortex

53
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olfactory cortex has projections to these structures for feeding and learning/behavior

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lateral hypothalamus and hippocampus

54
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these make up pyriform cortex

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uncus, entorhinal area, limen insulae

55
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this is landmark of amygdala/lateral olfactory area on medial surface temporal lobe

56
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this part of amygdala receives olfactory fibers; what is other part of amygdala part of?

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dorsomedial; limbic system

57
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principal region for conscious awareness of olfactory stimuli (*primary olfactory area*)

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lateral olfactory area

58
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this percent of human genome is for odorant receptors

59
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what kind of receptors are odorant receptors?

60
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lesion of this will cause olfactory hallucinations

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parahippocampal region

61
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meningioma of olfactory groove compresses olfactory tract and optic neve

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Foster Kennedy syndrome

62
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how many chemoreceptor cells are located on taste bud?

63
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what is turnover rate for gustatory receptor cells? what is source of new cells?

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10-14 days; basal cells

64
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taste buds located on lingual papillae

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fungiform, vallate, folate papillae

65
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how many taste buds do fungiform papillae include? (*anterior 2/3 tongue*)

66
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these papillae located on terminal sulcus; how many taste buds?

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vallate; 8-12

67
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this papillae located on lateral tongue (*only ONE…2-9 clefts*)

68
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these extend into taste pores…soluble chemicals interact with receptors here

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apical microvilli

69
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this taste occurs when chemical interacts with specific ion channel

70
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these tastes occur when chemical interactions with receptor activated GPCR second messenger pathway

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sweet, sour, bitter

71
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transduction of this in taste can be done thru ion channels or G protein pathways

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amino acid

72
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these SVA CN carry taste

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VII, IX, X

73
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where are first order neurons located for taste? where do these project?

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geniculate, glossopharyngeal, vagal ganglia; solitary tract/nucleus

74
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this CN innervates taste for anterior 2/3 tongue and palate; what nerves carry taste fibers? where are cell bodies?

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VII; chorda tympani and GPN; geniculate ganglion

75
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CN innervates vallate papillae and posterior 1/3 tongue; where are cell bodies?

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IX; inferior ganglion

76
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CN that innverates epiglottis for taste; what nerve carries taste fibers? where are cell bodies?

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X; superior laryngeal; inferior ganglion

77
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second order taste neurons from solitary tract travel in this; where do they terminate?

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CTT; VPM thalamus

78
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third order taste neurons from VPM thalamus travel through this; where do these fibers terminate?

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posterior limb IC; frontal operculum (area 43), anterior insular cortex, rostral area 3b (discriminative taste pathway)

79
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insular cortex projects here to get to hippocampal formation

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entorhinal cortex (area 28)

80
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complete loss of taste

81
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distortion of taste

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parageusia

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