Special Senses Chemical Senses
Olfaction
Nasal Cavity
Nasal Bones: Models
Nasal Bone: Drawings
Nasal Cavity Lining
Olfactory Epithelium Location
Olfactory Mucosa Olfactory Receptor Cells (OC) Basal Cells (BC) Sustentacular Cells (SC)
Olfactory Bulb
Olfactory Modalities Aromatic Fragrant Repulsive Ethereal Resinous Spicy Burned Putrid Gaseous or Volatile Liquids 16 Chemical Elements produce Odor Sensation
Smell Physiology
Olfactory Tract
CN I and Rhinencephalon
CN 1 entering Base of brain at Olfactory Gyrus
Olfaction and the Limbic System
Gustation
Tongue Anatomy
Tongue Papilla
Taste Bud Histology
Taste Bud Stimulus
Taste Maps Sweet Sour Salty Bitter Responds to sugars Responds to AA Responds to H+ Salty Responds to NaCl, salts Responds to metal ions Bitter Responds to alkaloids
Areas of Innervation
Temperature Concentration Order Interaction Taste Sensations
Nerves for Taste: CN VII, IX, XII Chorda tympani of CN 7 Lingual Branch of CN 9 Pharyngeal Branch of CN 10 Myelinated Delta A fibers go to the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius Thalamus Parietal Lobe
Gustatory Pathway CN VII, IX, X Medulla Thalamus Parietal Lobe: Gustatory Cortex
Effects on Taste Smell Temperature of food Texture of food Visual appearance of food
Problems Glossitis Cancer of the Tongue