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Olfactory and gustatory system
Dr. Katalin Gallatz
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OLFACTION Olfctory region of the nasal cavity contain olfactory epithelium with olfactory receptors, supporting cells, basal cells Olfactory receptors are primary sensory epithelial cells (modified neurons) Surfaces are coated with mucous secretions from olfactory glands Olfactory reception involved detecting dissolved chemicals (odorant materials) as they interact with odorant binding proteins
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OLFACTION Olfactory discrimination
Can distinguish thousands of chemical stimuli CNS interprets smells by pattern of receptor activity Olfactory receptor population shows considerable turnover Number of receptors declines with age
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Olfactory epithelium: primery sensory epithelial cells
Parts of the olfactory system Olfactory epithelium: primery sensory epithelial cells central branches - fila olfactoria Olfactory bulb: mitral and tufted cells axons olfactory tract Olfactory tract: stria olfactoria medialis, intermedius et lateralis Olfactory areas: praepiriform cortex entorhinal cortex, AMYGDALA
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OLFACTORY REGION Aromas reach the olfactory epithelium
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ORTHONASAL and RETRONASAL OLFACTION
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OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM Specialized ,,neurons” present in the olfactory epithelium in the nose. They project cilia into a mucus layer. The odorant receptors of the cilia are able to bind to odorant molecules. Each olfactory receptor is specialized for 1 odorant molecule ORC = olfactory receptor cells
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Olfactory transduction - G-Protein Receptor
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Olfactory cells: - primary sensory epithelium
- bipolar cells: dendritic process to the direction of the surface, olfactory processes to the direction of the lamina propria fila olfactoria olfactory bulb
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Olfactory bulb Olfactory fila synapse with the dendrites
of the mitral and tufted cells olfactory glomerulus 2. Axons of the mitral and tufted cells form the olfactory tract 3. Inhibitory granule cells get centrifugal fibers from the anterior olfactory nucleus locus coeruleus and dorsal raphe nucleus, and inhibit the mitral and tufted cells
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OLFACTORY BULB LAMINA CRIBROSA OLFACTORy EPITHELIUM
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Olfactory tract: axons of the mitral and tufted cells terminate in the
anterior olfactory nucleus and in the olfactory cortical areas Fibers from the anterior olfactory nucleus synapse with the granule cells of the contalateral olfactory bulb
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Olfactory cortical areas:
amygdala, Prepiriform cortex – uncus Entorhinal cortex – parahyppocampal gyrus Orbitofrontal cortex
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OLFACTORY PATHWAYS
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OLFACTORY PATWAYS ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX
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Secunder olfactory cortex
OLFACTORY PATHWAYS Secunder olfactory cortex
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Gustatory system
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Taste bud secondary sensory epithelial cells supporting cells
basal cells
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Gustatory discrimination
Primary taste sensations Sweet, sour, salty, bitter Receptors also exist for umami and water Taste sensitivity shows significant individual differences The number of taste buds declines with age
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Umami, or savory taste, is one of the five basic tastes (together with sweetness,
sourness, bitterness, and saltiness). It has been described as brothy or meaty. People taste umami through taste receptors that typically respond to glutamate. Glutamate is widely present in meat broths and fermented products, and commonly added to some foods in the form of monosodium glutamate (MSG). [ Since umami has its own receptors unami now is considered to be a distinct taste.
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TASTE RECEPTORS
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GUSTATORY PATHWAY TASTE BUDS VII., IX., X. I. neuron
Geniculate ggl VII. inf. ggl IX. n inf. X. n. VII. X. IX. II. neuron nucl.of solitary tract III. neuron VPM parvocellular part Postcentral gyrus - insular cortex
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Gustatory system 1.Taste buds 2.VII., IX., X. 3.geniculate ggl. VII.n.
inf. ggl. of n. IX. inf. ggl of n.X. 4. nucl. of solitary tract 5. VPM parvocellular part 6. postcentral gyrus
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Connection between the olfactory and gustatory system
nucleus of solitary tract parabrachial nucleus hypothalamus amygdala
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