Taste Lecture Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the taste lecture notes.

Taste (Gustation)

Sensations produced when substances dissolved in saliva penetrate taste buds.

Flavor

Combination of taste, smell, temperature, texture, and consistency.

Umami

A meaty, brothy, savory taste (5th basic taste).

Papillae

Small bumps on the tongue that may contain taste buds.

Taste Buds

Structures on the tongue, throat, roof of mouth, and cheeks, containing taste receptor cells.

Microvilli

Small threads at the end of receptor cells that jut into a saliva-filled pore in the taste bud.

Tasters

People who can taste PTC or PROP.

Nontasters

People who cannot taste PTC or PROP.

Supertasters

People who find PTC or PROP extremely bitter; have more taste buds.

Primary Taste Cortex

Located in the insular cortex; identifies and judges the intensity of tastes.

Orbitofrontal Cortex

Combines taste with other senses (smell, vision, touch) to create the pleasure of food.

Bimodal Neurons

Neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex that respond to two different senses (e.g., taste and smell).

Gustation

Technical name for Taste.