Gustation

What sensory system is responsible for taste?

• Auditory

• Olfactory

• Gustatory

• Cardiovascular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are the five basic tastes?

• salty, sweet, sour, bitter, savory

• salty, spicy, sweet, sour, savory

• peppery, salty, sweet, sour, bitter

• salty, sweet, bitter, buttery, savory

What three systems work together to produce the perception of taste?

• gustatory, olfactory, excretory

• visual, olfactory, nervous

• gustatory, auditory, nervous

• gustatory, olfactory, nervous

This type of papillae contain 3-5 taste buds and cover the entire tongue.

• foliate

• circumvallate

• fungiform

This type of papillae are found on the back of the tongue and contain around 2,500 taste buds.

• fungiform

• circumvallate

• foliate

This type of papillae are found on the edges of the tongue and contain around 500 taste buds.

• fungiform

• circumvallate

• foliate

This structure is the opening to the taste bud and funnels taste chemicals toward the gustatory receptor cells.

• taste hair

• taste pore

• gustatory nerve

• glossopharyngeal nerve

This structure is a finger like projection on the surface of the gustatory receptor cell that extends into the taste pore.

• taste hair

• taste pore

• gustatory nerve

• gustatory nerve receptor

This structure in the taste bud transforms the chemical signal of taste into an electrical signal that the brain can interpret.

• taste pore

• taste hair

• gustatory nerve receptor

• glossopharyngeal nerve

Which of the following has the steps of the gustatory pathway in the correct order?

• Gustatory Nerve --> Gustatory Receptor Cell --> Gustatory Pore --> Glossopharyngeal Nerve --> Brain

• Gustatory Pore --> Gustatory Receptor Cell --> Gustatory Nerve --> Glossopharyngeal Nerve --> Brain

• Brain --> Gustatory Receptor Cell --> Gustatory Nerve --> Glossopharyngeal Nerve --> Gustatory Pore

• Gustatory Pore --> Brain --> Gustatory Nerve --> Glossopharyngeal Nerve --> Gustatory Receptor Cell