Gustation Station
The five recognized tastes
What is sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and savory?
Loss of smell
What is anosmia?
Three parts of the ear
What is outer, middle, and inner ear?
This type of receptor senses motion
What is a mechanoreceptor?
Brain region associated with vision
What is the occipital lobe?
Loss of taste
What is angusia
Where initial sensory olfactory neurons are located
What is olfactory mucosa epithelium
Ringing in the ears
What is tinnitus?
Abnormal sense of equilibrium
What is vertigo?
This muscle dilates to allow light to enter
What is the pupil?
Specialized receptor cells
What are taste buds?
Olfactory bulb is located here
Where is the ventral surface of the frontal lobe?
Part of the ear also responsible for equilibrium
What is the inner ear?
Region of the ear that responds to rotational movement while turning head saying 'no'
What is the ampulla?
Clouding of lens
What is a cataract?
Taste molecules bind to these receptor types
Type of receptors that respond to chemical stimuli
What are chemoreceptors?
Inflammation in ear
What is otitis?
Cranial nerve involved with equilibrium
What is CN VIII?
High intraocular eye pressure that results in retinal neuron death
What is Glaucoma?
What vallate lingual papillae, fungiform lingual papillae, and foliate lingual papillae taste
What is bitter, sweet, sour and salty?
Area of the brain that is responsible for long-term memory that olfaction is associated with
What is the hypothalamus?
Stereocilia are found here
What are the organs of Corti?
A domed gel membrane that protrudes through the fluid of the ampulla
What is the cupula?
Rods and cones are sensitive to this light
What is scotopic and photopic light?