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TASTE (Taste Pathway (dropped image link, dropped image link, Axons of 3…
TASTE
Taste Pathway
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- Axons of 3 nerves from tongue enter gustatory nucleus solitary nucleus in medulla
- Synapse on ventral posterior medial nucleus (VPM)
thalamus
- Send axons to primary gustatory cortex
cortex
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Organs of Taste
tongue
papillae
taste buds
Type II
"receptor cells"
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G-protein receptors
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- stimualtes enzyme phospholipase C
- tastant binds to receptor
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- Ion channels (TRPM5) open --> Na+ in
depolarization
- Ca2+ from cell storage released
neurotransmitter release
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ATP released by Type II cells can activate neighboring Type III cells
cell-cell interaction # #
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