PHYSIOLOGY II EXAM STUDY GUIDE |
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Foliate papillae
- Correct Answer - Foreign parallel ridges along side of posterior two-
thirds of tongue, have taste buds that degenerate by age 3
fungiform papillae
- Correct Answer - shaped like mushroom at tip and sides of tongue, had
three taste buds each
Vallate papillae
- Correct Answer - At rear of tongue in a "V", contains up to one-half of
all taste buds
gustatory receptors
- Correct Answer - located on the papillae of the tongue
Sensations of taste
- Correct Answer - sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
, Glucagon
- Correct Answer - Comes from alpha cells is the pancreas; makes sugar
levels rise. Secreted to break down stored fat/glycogen to make new
glucose between meals.
Insulin
- Correct Answer - Comes from B cells of the pancreas; lowers blood
sugar level
Rods
- Correct Answer - distinguish light from dark, perceive shape and
movement
Cones
- Correct Answer - color vision
semicircular ducts
- Correct Answer - Contains receptors for equilibrium
adrenal glands
- Correct Answer - Secretes aldosterone, epinephrine, cortisol, DHEA,
norepinephrine, mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoids, androgen; stimulated
by ACTH