Week 5 - Taste Flashcards
1
Q
What cells are taste buds
A
Modified epithelial cells
2
Q
What receptors respond to amino acid of taste?
A
G protein
3
Q
What is SCC?
A
Solitary chemosensory cells, individually scattered
4
Q
SCC vs Taste Buds
A
Taste buds have g protein receptors and release ATP
SCC does NOT release ATP
SCC not specific on cranial nerve connections
5
Q
2 types of nostrils
A
incurrent - in
excurrent - out
6
Q
What is club cell?
A
Releases Schrechstoff, an alarm cue, when skin ruptures/breaks
sensory cue
7
Q
Effects of fungicide and herbicide on fish behaviour
A
Avoidance, avoids ideal habitat and mates
