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What are the basic tastes associated with gustation?
What are the basic tastes associated with gustation?
- Bitterness, saltiness, savoriness, spiciness, and sourness
- Sweetness, savoriness, spiciness, saltiness, and bitterness
- Spiciness, bitterness, sweetness, umami, and sourness
- Saltiness, sourness, sweetness, bitterness, and umami (correct)
Which type of papillae has a unique distribution on the dorsal surface of the tongue?
Which type of papillae has a unique distribution on the dorsal surface of the tongue?
- Circumvallate papillae
- Foliate papillae
- Fungiform papillae (correct)
- Filiform papillae
What is the function of Type III chemosensory receptor cells in taste buds?
What is the function of Type III chemosensory receptor cells in taste buds?
- They are responsible for bitter taste perception
- They are responsible for sour taste perception (correct)
- They are responsible for sweet taste perception
- They are responsible for salty taste perception
What is the function of Type II mature taste cells?
What is the function of Type II mature taste cells?
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Which cranial nerves are involved in the central taste pathways?
Which cranial nerves are involved in the central taste pathways?
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