Test 3 - Olfaction and Taste

Question 1

Olfactory Epithelium

Answer 1

Supporting Cells:
-nonsensory epithelium cells
-fill in gaps between olfactory receptor cells
Olfactory Receptor Cells:
-From mucous to olfactory gland
-bipolar
-have cilia in mucous end
Basal Cells
-between olfactory receptors and connective tissue/gland

Question 2

Taste Bud Receptors

Answer 2

Not true neurons

1. Support Cells
2. Gustatory (receptor cells with microvilli)
3. Basal cells (toward nerve fiber end

Question 3

Taste Bud Locations

Answer 3

Circumvallate
Fungiform
Filiform
Foliate

A Circus Filled with Fungi and Foliage

Question 4

Circumvallate Papillae

Answer 4

All have taste buds
Surrounded by wall
Row of cells right before tonsils in back of tongue

Question 5

Fungiform Papillae

Answer 5

Most have taste buds
Mushroom shaped
Top of tongue
The cells that you feel flip over sometimes

Question 6

Filiform Papillae

Answer 6

Top of tongue
Filiament like
Rough surface that helps grind food
Rarely have taste buds

Question 7

Foliate Papillate

Answer 7

Taste buds
Leaf shaped
Sides of tongue