Taste and Smell Flashcards
1
Q
Gustation
A
Taste
2
Q
Olfaction
A
Smell
3
Q
What kind of receptor is taste and smell?
A
Chemoreceptors
4
Q
What does taste and smell have to do to activate?
A
Must dissolve - aqueous solution
5
Q
How many taste buds are found on the tongue?
A
10,000
6
Q
Where are taste buds located?
A
In papillae of the tongue mucosa
7
Q
What are the three types of papillae?
A
Filiform, fungiform, circumvallate
8
Q
How many epithelial cells are in a taste bud?
A
25-100
9
Q
What are the supporting cells in a taste bud?
A
Gustatory cells and basal cells
10
Q
Sweet
A
Sugars, saccharin, alcohol, and some amino acids
11
Q
Salt
A
Metal ions
12
Q
Sour
A
Hydrogen ions
13
Q
Bitter
A
Alkaloids
14
Q
Umami
A
Elicited by the amino acid glutamate
15
Q
Taste triggers what
A
Reflex involved in digestion
