Unit 2- Sac 1 How Taste Perception Occurs Flashcards
1
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What is the process of taste perception
A
- Stimulus
- Reception
- Transduction
- Perception
2
Q
Explain stimulus
A
Chemical molecules combine with salvia on the tongue
3
Q
Explain reception
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Molecules stimulate sensory receptors called taste receptors in the papillae
4
Q
Explain transduction
A
Taste receptors convert chemical molecule into signals that are transmitted to brain by facial nerve
5
Q
Explain perception
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Neural signals go to the thalamus then the gustatory cortex which processes your perception of taste
