Five different types of taste receptors have been identified in humans.  These are salty, sour, sweet, bitter and umami.  Taste receptors consist of specific types of proteins incorporated into the plasma membrane of taste receptor cells, which are clustered together in structures called taste buds.  All five receptor types are present in each taste bud, which are distributed over most of the tongue surface area.  Olfactory receptors are located in the nasal cavity and consist of several thousand different types, each type specific for a different odorant molecule (ligand).   If you plug your nose, red wine and coffee taste exactly the same.  Explain why this is so.

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Q: How do the different types of taste receptors stimulate the release of a neurotransmitter?

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Q: Fill in the blank:  The _______________________ of a taste cell are its sensitive part.

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Q: Which two of the following are part of the olfactoryorgans?a. olfactory receptorsb. columnar…

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Q: Which neurotransmitter is released by salty taste receptor cells?

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Q: Define what are Taste buds in humans ? Explain with diagram ?

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Q: How can humans detect such a variety of odors with a limited number of olfactory receptors?

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Q: List the types of papillae and outline the structure andfunction of a taste bud

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Q: Fill in the blank:  Substances that stimulate taste cells seem to bind with _______________________…

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Q: There are fours types of papillae found on the tongue. Of the four types of papillae, which one does…

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Q: Describe the path of nerve impulses from olfactory receptors to the parts of the brain to be…

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Q: Name the five taste modalities. Name the three types of papillae that have taste buds.

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Q: The olfactory tract connects to what component in the olfactory system

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Q: In the olfactory receptor cells of mammals, what binds to specific odorant molecules?

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Q: What brain regions serve the sense of smell and how dothey differ in their olfactory functions?

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Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.