Taste

Question 1

NOT true neurons

a type of CHEMORECEPTOR

innervated by afferents of CN VII, IX and X

Answer 1

Taste Receptors

Question 2

anterior 2/3 of the tongue

Answer 2

CN VII (chorda tympani facial nerve)

Question 3

posterior 1/3 of the tongue

Answer 3

CN IX (glossopharyngeal nerve)

Question 4

back of throat and epiglottis

Answer 4

CN X (vagus nerve)

Question 5

Cause of DYSGEUSIA (altered taste) following tooth extraction

Answer 5

Damage to the gustatory afferent nerves