Taste, Olfaction, Hearing & Equilibrium! Flashcards
The chemical sense of gustation corresponds to?

Taste
The chemical sense of olfaction corresponds to?

Smell
The chemoreceptors of the chemical senses respond to chemicals in aqueous solution. What substance does taste dissolve in?

To substances dissolved in saliva
The chemoreceptors of the chemical senses respond to chemicals in aqueous solution. What substance does smell dissolve in?

To substances dissolved in fluids of the nasal
membranes
How many taste buds are found on the tongue?

10,000+
Where are taste buds found on the tongue?

Taste buds are found in papillae of the tongue mucosa
What are the three types of papillae?

- Filiform
- Fungiform
- Circumvallate
Which paillae contain taste buds?

- Fungiform papillae
- Circumvallate papillae
Identify the taste bud

Circumvallate papilla
Identify the bud

Fungiform papillae
Identify Parts of the Taste Bud

Gustarory Hair
Identify Parts of the Taste Bud

Taste Pore
Identify Parts of the Taste Bud

Gustatory Receptor Cell
What are the five basic taste sensations?

- Sweet
- Salt
- Sour
- Bitter
- Umami (savory)
What correlates with sweet?

Sugars, saccharin, alcohol, and some amino acids
What correlates with salt?

Metal ions
What correlates to sour?

Hydrogen ions
What correlates to bitter?

Alkaloids such as quinine and nicotine
What correlates to umami (savory)?

Elicited by the amino acid glutamate
What are the influences of other sensations on taste?

- Thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, nociceptors also influence taste
- Temperature and texture enhance or detract from taste
What is the organ of smell?

The organ of smell is the olfactory epithelium
Where is the organ of smell located?

The olfactory epithelium covers the superior nasal concha
What are olfactory receptor cells?

Bipolar neurons with radiating olfactory cilia
What surrounds/cushions olfactory receptor cells?

Supporting cells
What are the three parts of the ear?

- Inner ear
- Middle ear
- Outer ear
What parts of the ear of involved with hearing?

Outer and middle ear
What is the function(s) of the inner ear?

Hearing & equilibrium
Characteristics of the receptors for hearing and balance

- Respond to separate stimuli
- Are activated independently
The auricle (pinna) is composed of?

The lobule (earlobe)
Characteristics of the external auditory canal

- Short
- Curved tube
- Filled with ceruminous glands
Characteristics of the typmanic membrane

- Known as the eardrum
- Thin connective tissue membrane that vibrates in response to sound
- Transfers sound energy to the middle ear ossicles
- Boundary between the outer and middle ears
Characterisitcs of the Middle Ear (Tympanic Cavity)

- A small, air-filled, mucosa-line cavity
- Flanked laterally by the eardrum
- Flanked medially by the oval and round windows
Characteristics of the Eustachian tube

- Also known as the auditory tube
- Connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
Function of the Eustachian tube

Equalizes pressure in the middle ear cavity with the external air pressure

Olfactory Bulb

Olfactory Tract

Olfactory Gland

Olfactory Epithelium

Filaments of Olfactory Nerve

Olfactory Cilia

The Outer (External) Ear

Inner (internal) ear labryinth

The Middle Ear
Name the Structure

Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Name the structure

Ear ossicle the malleus
Name the structure

Ear ossicle incus
Name the structure

Ear ossicle the stapes
Name the structure

The cochlea

The semi-circular canals
Name the structure

The lobule

Helix
Name the structure

Auricle (pinna)
Name the structure

The external auditory canal
Name the structure

Eustachian tube or pharynotympanic tube
Name the Structure

Semi-circular canals
Name the structure

The vestibule
Name the structure

The vestibular nerve of cranial nerve VIII

The cochlear nerve of cranial nerve VIII
Name the structure

Cochlea
Name the structure

Pharyngotympanic or Eustachian tube
Name the structure

Round window
Name the structure

Oval window (deep to stapes)
Name the structure

Entrance to mastoid antrum in the epitympanic recess
Name the structure

External auditory canal
Name the structure

Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
Name the structure

Ossicle malleus
Name the structure

Ossicles incus
Name the structure

Ossicles stapes
Name the structure

Malleus
Name the structure

Incus
Name the structure

Stapes
Name the structure

Epitympanic recess
Name the structure

Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
Name the structure

Stapedius muscle
Name the structure

Tensor tympani muslce
Name the structure

Pharyngotympanic (Eustachian) tube