Smell and Taste Flashcards
1
Q
Olfactory filaments
A
Collectively make up the olfactory nerve
2
Q
What are the 3 types of papillae?
A
Filiform, fungiform, circumvallate
3
Q
Which papillae are taste buds absent on?
A
Filiform
4
Q
Gustatory hairs
A
Protrude through the taste pore and when stimulated, they depolarize and send impulses to the brain
5
Q
What are the 3 nerves involved with taste?
A
Facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus
6
Q
Olfactory receptor cells
A
Neurons equipped with olfactory hairs; long cilia bathed in mucus
