Taste and Sent Flashcards
What is another word for taste buds?
Papillae
What are Gustatory receptors?
Gustatory receptors are the receptors found on taste buds
Other than the tongue, where else are our taste buds?
On the roof of our mouths as well as the wall of our throats
What type of receptors are used in taste as well as sent?
Chemoreceptors
Can you taste food while it’s dry?
No, it must be mixed with saliva for the receptors to identify it.
What are the four primary tastes?
Sweet, sour, salty and bitter
Where on the tongue are the sweet sensors?
The tip
Where are the sour?
The sides
Where are the salty?
Tips and sides
Where are the bitter receptors?
The back of the tongue.
What is Unami?
Unami is the taste of texture and glutamic acid
What effect can spicy food have on a few cases of people
Spicy foods can activate pain receptors on some people
What are special senses?
Special senses are senses such as sent, taste and vision
Where in the brain do these sensors take information?
To the olfactory bulbs and to the cerebrum
What path does taste go through?
Taste cells, cranial nerves, gustatory cells
