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VEN 125 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 -2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS )
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What is the Final Barrier Function and why? - ANSWER- Taste, because it has the fastest stimulus-to-perception time
What are the types of papillae and which has no taste buds? - ANSWER- 1) Circumvallate 2) Fungiform 3) Foliate
4) Filliform-has no taste buds, its used to provide friction and prevent choking
What was Hanig's tongue map/why was it wrong? - ANSWER- He said that certain areas of the tongue could decipher specific tastes.
Wrong because as long as the area has a taste bud, they taste the same.
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What are the 3 salivary glands and which provides the greatest amount of saliva? - ANSWER- 1) Submandibular 2) Sublingual 3) Parotid- most saliva
Why does high flow vs low flow saliva impact the perception of astringency? - ANSWER- High flow washes away the intensity of astringency.
What type of basic taste do neonates respond to? - ANSWER- Umami
What type of basic taste develops after 4 months in newborns? - ANSWER- Salty
What is mixture suppression? - ANSWER- Fact that tastes are weaker in mixtures because they're less intense than the sum of their components.
Supertasters have more... - ANSWER- 1) fungiform papillae 2) trigeminal nerve endings
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Supertasters are sensitive to what 2 comounds? - ANSWER- 1) PTC
2) PROP
What is a nontaster? - ANSWER- someone with fewer, more loosely arranged papillae that are typically larger
Name 5 characteristics of a supertaster: - ANSWER- 1)
Sensitive to burn 2) Sensitive to bitterness 3) Dislike fat 4) Alcohol unpleasant 5) Dislike hot curry
PAV/PAV=
PAV/AVI=
AVI/AVI= - ANSWER- Supertaster Normal taster Nontaster
What is Aguesia? - ANSWER- Taste disorder that is the total loss of taste perception.
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