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1 SMELL, TASTE, AND HEARING
SPECIAL SENSES SMELL, TASTE, AND HEARING

2 The Chemical Senses: Smell And Taste
Smell (olfaction) and taste (gustation) Chemoreceptors respond to chemicals in aqueous solution

3 Olfactory epithelium Olfactory tract Olfactory bulb Nasal conchae Route of inhaled air

4 containing odor molecules
Figure 15.20b Olfactory receptors. Olfactory tract Mitral cell (output cell) Glomeruli Olfactory bulb Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone Filaments of olfactory nerve Lamina propria connective tissue Olfactory gland Olfactory axon Olfactory stem cell Olfactory sensory neuron Olfactory epithelium Supporting cell Dendrite Olfactory cilia Mucus Route of inhaled air containing odor molecules

5 Olfactory Epithelium and the Sense of Smell
Olfactory epithelium in roof of nasal cavity Contains olfactory sensory neurons Olfactory stem cells lie at base of epithelium Olfactory nerve (cranial nerve I)

6 Specificity of Olfactory Receptors
Humans can distinguish ~10,000 odors ~400 "smell" genes active only in nose Each encodes unique receptor protein Protein responds to one or more odors

7 Physiology of Smell Gaseous odorant must dissolve in fluid of olfactory epithelium Activation of olfactory sensory neurons Dissolved odorants bind to receptors in olfactory membranes

8 Taste Buds and the Sense of Taste
Receptor organs are taste buds Most of 10,000 taste buds on tongue papillae Few on soft palate, cheeks, pharynx, epiglottis

9 Epiglottis Palatine tonsil Lingual tonsil
Figure 15.22a Location and structure of taste buds on the tongue. Epiglottis Palatine tonsil Lingual tonsil Foliate papillae Fungiform papillae Taste buds are associated with fungiform, foliate, and vallate papillae.

10 Vallate papilla Taste bud Enlarged section of a vallate papilla.
Figure 15.22b Location and structure of taste buds on the tongue. Vallate papilla Taste bud Enlarged section of a vallate papilla.

11 Structure of a Taste Bud
Gustatory epithelial cells—taste cells Microvilli (gustatory hairs) are receptors

12 Enlarged view of a taste bud (210x).
Figure 15.22c Location and structure of taste buds on the tongue. Connective tissue Gustatory hair Taste fibers of cranial nerve Stratified squamous epithelium of tongue Basal epithelial cells Gustatory epithelial cells Taste pore Enlarged view of a taste bud (210x).

13 Basic Taste Sensations
There are five basic taste sensations Sweet—sugars, saccharin, alcohol, some amino acids, some lead salts Sour—hydrogen ions in solution Salty—metal ions (inorganic salts) Bitter—alkaloids such as quinine and nicotine; aspirin Umami—amino acids glutamate and aspartate

14 Basic Taste Sensations
Possible sixth taste Growing evidence humans can taste long-chain fatty acids from lipids Perhaps explain liking of fatty foods

15 Physiology of Taste To taste, chemicals must Be dissolved in saliva
Diffuse into taste pore Contact gustatory hairs

16 Influence of other Sensations on Taste
Taste is 80% smell Thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, nociceptors in mouth also influence tastes Temperature and texture enhance or detract from taste

17 Homeostatic Imbalances of the Chemical Senses
Anosmias (olfactory disorders) Most result of head injuries and neurological disorders (Parkinson's disease) Uncinate fits – olfactory hallucinations Olfactory auras prior to epileptic fits

18 The Ear: Hearing and Balance
Three major areas of ear External (outer) ear – hearing only Middle ear (tympanic cavity) – hearing only Internal (inner) ear – hearing and equilibrium Receptors for hearing and balance respond to separate stimuli Are activated independently

19 The three regions of the ear
Figure 15.24a Structure of the ear. Middle ear Internal ear (labyrinth) External ear Auricle (pinna) Helix Lobule External acoustic meatus Tympanic membrane Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube The three regions of the ear

20 External Ear Auricle (pinna)Composed of
Helix (rim); Lobule (earlobe) Funnels sound waves into auditory canal External acoustic meatus (auditory canal) Short, curved tube lined with skin bearing hairs, sebaceous glands, and ceruminous glands Transmits sound waves to eardrum

21 External Ear Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Boundary between external and middle ears Connective tissue membrane that vibrates in response to sound Transfers sound energy to bones of middle ear

22 Middle Ear Mastoid antrum
Canal for communication with mastoid air cells Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube—connects middle ear to nasopharynx Equalizes pressure in middle ear cavity with external air pressure

23 Middle and internal ear
Oval window (deep to stapes) Entrance to mastoid antrum in the epitympanic recess Semicircular canals Malleus (hammer) Vestibule Incus (anvil) Auditory ossicles Vestibular nerve Stapes (stirrup) Cochlear nerve Tympanic membrane Cochlea Round window Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube Middle and internal ear

24 View Superior Malleus Incus Epitympanic recess Lateral Anterior Pharyngotym- panic tube Tensor tympani muscle Tympanic membrane (medial view) Stapes Stapedius muscle

25 Temporal bone Semicircular ducts in semicircular canals Facial nerve Vestibular nerve Superior vestibular ganglion Anterior Posterior Inferior vestibular ganglion Lateral Cristae ampullares in the membranous ampullae Cochlear nerve Maculae Spiral organ Utricle in vestibule Cochlear duct in cochlea Saccule in vestibule Stapes in oval window Round window

26 Vestibule Contains two membranous sacs These sacs
Saccule is continuous with cochlear duct Utricle is continuous with semicircular canals These sacs House equilibrium receptor regions (maculae) Respond to gravity and changes in position of head

27 Semicircular Canals Three canals (anterior, lateral, and posterior) that each define ⅔ circle Lie in three planes of space

28 Temporal bone Semicircular ducts in semicircular canals Facial nerve Vestibular nerve Superior vestibular ganglion Anterior Posterior Inferior vestibular ganglion Lateral Cristae ampullares in the membranous ampullae Cochlear nerve Maculae Spiral organ Utricle in vestibule Cochlear duct in cochlea Saccule in vestibule Stapes in oval window Round window

29 The Cochlea A spiral, conical, bony chamber Size of split pea

30 Vestibular membrane Osseous spiral lamina Tectorial membrane Spiral ganglion Scala vestibuli (contains perilymph) Cochlear duct (scala media; contains endolymph) Stria vascularis Spiral organ Scala tympani (contains perilymph) Basilar membrane

31 Tectorial membrane Inner hair cell Hairs (stereocilia) Afferent nerve fibers Outer hair cells Supporting cells Fibers of cochlear nerve Basilar membrane

32 Inner hair cell Outer hair cell

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