Question

Arrange the following in correct sequence:

Answer 1

Answer:

c. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Explanation:

1. (3) food substance dissolves in saliva

2. (5) food substance enters taste pore and attaches to receptor on gustatory hair

3. (1) gustatory cell depolarizes

4. (4) neurotransmitter released by gustatory cell

5. (2) action potential stimulated in gustatory neurons

Saliva has digestive functions that help food to be easily swallowed. We need saliva to taste foods because it dissolves the chemicals. The sense of taste is called gustation. We taste something with our tongue and then sensations would be carried via the facial (VII) cranial nerve. One of the newest taste to be described is umami.