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| the receptors for olfaction and taste; respond to chemicals in a solution |
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| non-sensory epithelium cells that surround the olfactory epithelium |
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| olfactory receptors cells |
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| extend outward from the epothelium |
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| specific receptors for the sense of taste |
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| peg-like projections of the mucosa on the dorsal surface of the tongue |
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| (arranged in a V formation on the posterior surface of the tongue); where taste bus are primarily located |
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| area of the posterior lateral tongue where taste buds are located |
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| taste cells that are the actual receptor cells of the taste bud |
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| consists of gustatory cells and basal cells |
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| where the long microvilli of the receptor cells penetrate the epithelial surface |
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| serves the anterior 2/3 of the tongue |
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| glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) |
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| serves the posterior third of the tongue |
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| carries a few fibers from the pharyngeal region |
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| organic substances; sugar, saccharin, alcohols |
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| acids; specifically their H+ |
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| alkaloids (caffeine) and asprin |
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| msg and glutamate; "beef taste" |
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