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Chapter 18:Olfaction
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05/17/2010

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olfactory organs contain...
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olfactory epithelium with olfactory receptors(neurons sensitive to chemicals dissolved in the overlying mucus), supporting cells, and basal(stem) cells.
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olfactory glands
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the olfactory organs contain a surface that is coated with secretions of ___ ___.
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olfactory receptors
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modified neurons and decrease in the #'s of olfactory receptors cause loss of smell sense.
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olfactory system
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has extensive limbic and hypothalamic connections that help explain emotional and behavioral responses that can be produced by certain smells.
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gustation
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____ or taste, provides info about the food and liquids we consume
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gustatory receptors
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clustered in taste buds, each of which contains gustatory cells, which extend taste hairs through a narrow taste pore.
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epithelial projections or papillae
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taste buds associated with...
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cranial neves VII, IX and X.
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taste buds being monitored by
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nucleus solitaries
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afferent fibers synapse within the ___ ___ before proceeding to the thalamus and cerebral cortex
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taste sensations
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are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami, and water
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