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where is the body of the tongue derived from?

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brachial arch 1

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where is the root of the tongue derived from?

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brachial arch 3

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what is the characteristic of dorsal tongue?

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epithelium mostly keratinized except key locations
lamina propria flexible
no submucosa
numerous papillae- rough surface
some papillae- taste buds
some papillae- innervated by somatosensory nerve endings
sensation not confined to tongue

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how is taste innervavated?

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taste buds- cn 7, 9, 10

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how is touch innervated?

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ab and adelta fibers

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how is warmth innervated?

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c fibers

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how is cooling innervated?

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a delta

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how is pain innervated?

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a delta and c fibers

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what does the different fibers travel in?

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cn10- anterior mouth

cn9- post tongue and pharynx

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what are meissner’s corpuscles?

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large axons (AB, larger alpha delta)
terminate in superficial lamina propria between rete pegs
complexes of nerve endings encapsulated by non-neuronal cells- schwann cells
dynamic forces (rapidly adapting)

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what are merkel’s receptors?

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large axons (AB, larger Alpha deltas)
fibers terminate at apices of rete pegs- epithelium
complexes of nerve endings and specialized epithelial (merkel cells)
merkel cells enfold nerve ending
static forces “slowly adapting”

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how does meissner and merkel receptor cells differ?

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both have very low threshold (highly sensitive)
but differ in response to the dynamic aspects of the stimulus
meissner sense initial deformation- if stay deformed- stop responding
merkel’s receptors maintain response even during a period of deformation but but during active touch

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can merkel or meisssner mechanoreceptors code painful sensations?

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no because their dynamic range does not extend to the noxious- because once reached threshold- they saturate out

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what codes for painful sensations?

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separate population of nociceptors with free nerve endings that end in lamina propria or epithelium

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what are larger fibers (a beta and large a delta) responsible for?

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touch

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what are smaller fibers (small a delta and c) responsible for

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thermal and pain

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nociceptors

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noxious mechanical forces- biting tongue, injection
harmful chemicals
painful thermal stimulation

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what does all types of nerve fibers innervating oral mucosa have in common?

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larger nerve bundles located in submucosa or deeper lamina propria- branch and terminate in more superficial lamina propria or epithelium

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what is the function of the taste system?

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detect chemicals in food
distinguish nutrients and non- nutritive substances
distinguish diff nutrients
detect harmful substances- poisons, caustic chemicals

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what are the 5 classes of taste receptors to detect 5 classes of stimuli?

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sugars (swee)
amino acids (umami)
salts esp sodium (salty) 
acids (sour)
varied (alkaloid, purine base, glycosides)- bitter
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taste bud

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goblet-shaped cluster of 40-60 cells
oriented at right angle to basal lamina
from basal lamina to surface
microvilli extend up to taste pore
primary afferent fibers at base- some bud cells make synapse with these fibers
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taste bud distribution

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total around 8000
most 68% on tongue
but 27% on pharynx and larynx
5% on soft palate

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fungifrm papillae

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on dorsal anterior tongue (BA1)
innervated by chorda tympani branch of 7 (BA2)
around 1600 taste buds
most numerous at tip
strategically located to monitor food entering mouth
mushroom shaped
located among more numerous filiform papillae without taste buds

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where is the keratin layer interruped?

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at pore

between filiforms- give tongue flexibility

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where are taste buds located on fungis?
dorsal surface
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filiform papillae
spine shaped and heavily keratinized do not contain buds innervated only by somatosensory fibers
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foliate papillae
2-9 parallel folds- dorsoventral orientation around 1300 taste buds- densly packked innervation- glossopharyngeal (ix, BA3) lateral aspect of most posterior anterior tongue (posterior to molars, anterior to circumvallate) strategic location to monitor food during chewing
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where are foliate taste buds located?
in trenches many buds/ foliate closely assoviated with salivary glands- von ebner
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circumvallate papilla
8-10 2400 buds- densely packed central connective tissue core surrounded by trench arranged in v on most posterior anterior tongue strategic location- monitor food before swallowing
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where are cv taste buds located?
in trench not dorsal surface innervated by glossopharyngeal many buds/cv also closely associated with von ebner's gland
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are taste buds functionally redundant in ability to sense diff tastes?
yes | exception- taste buds on larynx- mainly respond to deviations from isotonicity- they signal to protect the airway
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are there regional differences in taste sensitivity?
bitter more intense when in contact with post taste buds | but differences are relative not absolute
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can a single fungiform paillae detect more than 1 quality?
yes
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why is functional redundancy of taste system important?
makes it resilient in the face of partial taste loss
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effects of damage to single taste nerves
perceptual effects of damage or anesthesia of a single taste nerve can be clearly detected with specific spatial testing but when a person is allowed to use all of the taste buds in their mouth- effects of damage or anesthesia to a single nerve seem minor reasons: functional redundancy and ability of cns to compensate for partial loss
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what varies greatly between individuals?
number of taste papillae | declines with age slighly- loss of taste mostly olfactory involved
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individual variation in taste sensitivity to specific substances
marked individual differences in ability to taste bitter ptc- inherited trait specific for ptc and structurally related compounds
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what are the bitter receptors?
tas2r 30 member fam g-protein coupled
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what is special about tas2r?
tas2r receptor for ptc- substitutions of 2/333 aa largely responsible for sensitivity differences
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what vegetables taste signigicaltly more bitter in persons who are homozygous for ptc sensitve form of tas 2r?
``` mustard greens, turnips, broccoli- all have class of compds glycosinolates- same as ptc other veg- bitter melon, endive, raddicio- no difference in sensitivity for people with varying forms of tas2r receptor- veggies dont contain glucosinolates ```
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genetic diff in receptors for sweet stimuli
differences in promoter region determine the number of copies of the sweet receptor that are transcribed- explains 16% of the individual variation in how intense sweet substances taste people with most sweet receptor prefer least conc surgar
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perigemmal cells
lateral aspect around epitheloim but orientation diff no synapses, microvilli function unclear- support or renewal?
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basal cells
base of bud epithelial basal cells renewal
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elongate cells in center of bud cell types
dark (type1) | light(type 2 and 3)
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type 1 dark
suggest suppporting role no synapses microvilli function unclear
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light cells
express receptors for taste substances and respond to taste stimili
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type 3 light
sour | synapse with primary affeerent nerve
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type 2 light
bitter, sweet amino acids synapse with primary afferent nerve no use atp to communicate with primary afferent taste nerves- atp released from type 2 cells without aid of typical synapse
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are differential keratin expression observed in taste buds?
yes
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what is k19?
occurs in type 1 2 and 3 cells of bud contrast with surrounding keratinized epithelia similar to basal layer of non-keratinized epithelia k19 widely expresssed during development k19 expression may reflect rapid turnover of taste receptor cells
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time course of gustatory development
``` tongue- ew4 lingual papillae- ew8 taste buds 1st appear- ew8 taste pores appear- ew12 taste system develops early and is competent at birth ```
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can natural taste preferences be altered by experience?
yes | formula experiment

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