Organs of special senses

Question 1

how many taste buds do we have?

Answer 1

5 basic taste buds(nerve endings)

Question 2

what taste bud is responsible for savory taste

Answer 2

Umami

Question 3

substance responsible for umami

Answer 3

glutamate

Question 4

What is the corda tympani. where is it and what does it supply?

Answer 4

look it up

Question 5

What is the corda tympani. where is it and what does it supply?

Answer 5

look it up

Question 6

layers of the eye

Answer 6

Fibrous
Vascular
Sensory

Question 7

Red orange jaundice

Answer 7

leptospirosis

Question 8

what bacteria causes corneal scarring and blindness

Answer 8

chlamydia

Question 9

vascular area of the eye includes

Answer 9

choroid
iris
ciliarry body

Question 10

discoloration at the dessemets membrane.

Answer 10

Keysher Fletcher disease. Wilsons

Question 11

tx of wilsons

Answer 11

penicillamin

Question 12

Eputhelium of the cornea

Answer 12

Stratified sq. non keratinized

Question 13

5 layers of the cornea

Answer 13

strat sq non kerst
bowmans
stroma - long type 1 collagen (90% conreal thickness)
descemets membrane
simple sq endothelium

Question 14

explain The Visual pigment pathway

Answer 14

look it up

Question 15

Boney spicule appearance

Answer 15

Retinitis pigmentosa

Question 16

What layer is the ganglion cell located in the eye?

Answer 16

inner plexiform

Question 17

Serves as the blood-retina barrier in the eye

Answer 17

Pigmented layer

Question 18

Decrease in retinol manifestation

Answer 18

night blindness