Taste Buds Flashcards
What is D

Circumvallate Papilla
What is C

Foliate Papilla
What is B

Filiform Papilla
What is A

Fungiform Papilla
____ Papillae - Located on the anterior 2/3 of the dorsal tongue. They lack taste buds, but do serve in tactile sensation while also giving a rough texture to the tongue surface, aiding in holdong onto food and moving it around in the mouth
Filiform
____ Papillae - have taste buds and are located mostly on the anterior 2 cm of the tongue surface
Fungiform
____ Papillae - possess taste buds and occur in a v-shaped row at the posterior 1/3 of the tongue
Circumvallate
____ Papillae - possess taste buds and are located posteriorly on the sides of the tongue.
Foliate
What are the taste sensations
Salty
Sour
Bitter
Sweet
Umami
____ and ____ tastes are associated with Na+ and H+ ion diffusion into taste bud cells
____, ____, and ____ rely on binding of taste molecules onto G Protein-Coupled receptors of taste buds
Salty, Sour
Bitter, Sweet, Umami