Taste/Olfactory Flashcards
1
Q
What three cranial nerves are associated with taste?
A
1-Facial (VII)
2-Glosspharyngeal (IX)
3-Vagus (X)
2
Q
What nucleus do the taste nerves synapse in before heading to the VPM?
A
Nucleus solitarius
3
Q
What are the 5 tastes we sense?
A
1-Umami 2-Sweet 3-Bitter 4-Sour 5-Salty
4
Q
Where are the two gustatory cortexes found?
A
- Frontal operculum
- Insula
5
Q
Damage to what area of the brain can disrupt addiction to cigarette smoking?
A
Insula
6
Q
What system is responsible for smelling pheromones?
A
Vomeronasal system
7
Q
What are the 5 major targets of the olfactory system?
A
1-Anterior olfactory nucleus 2-Olfactory tubercle 3-Amygdala 4-Piriform cortex 5-Entorhinal cortex (limbic interaction)
8
Q
Olfactory receptor neurons bring the message to what?
A
Olfactory glomerulus
9
Q
What cells carry signal from the olfactory glomerulus to the lateral olfactory tract?
A
Mitral cells
