Taste anatomy

Fig. 2.6 Rostral nasal anatomy of Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) showing (a) section levels and (b) TS at level 4 naso-palatine papilla with taste-buds (TB), gustatory chemoreceptors facing lumen of N-Pd (incisive duct, Id) (from Kratzing, 1987).

Andres K. (1970). Anatomy and ultrastructure of the olfactory bulb in fish, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals. In Taste and Smell in Vertebrates (Wolstenholme G. and Knight J., eds.). J A Churchill, London, pp. 177-193. 

Today my taste for home decorations has morphed from bedroom anatomy posters to wooden African masks that currently surround a spiral staircase near the dining room. These masks are modern works, some from the early part of the 20th century, some contemporary. Portraiture is one of the great universal traditions in art the face as expressed in... 

The same conclusions were also recorded for vertebrate herbivores. For example rabbits (Cuniculus europaeus) and hares (Lepus europaeus) clearly prefer the sweet plants and leave the bitter plants almost untouched, at least as long as there is an alternative food source. In conclusion, although taste perception in mammals and insects differs in many aspects, there also some similarities both in anatomy and in the function of the bitter taste perception. A comparison of the effects of alkaloids, as well as of other bitter compounds, will be assisted by further advances in the knowledge of the structure of taste genes and receptors. 

Morini G, Bassoli A, Temussi PA (2005) From small sweeteners to sweet proteins anatomy of the binding sites of the human T1R2 T1R3 receptor. J Med Chem 48 5520-5529 Nelson G, Hoon MA, Chandrashekar J, Zhang Y, Ryba NJ, Zuker CS (2001) Mammalian sweet taste receptors. Cell 106 381-390... 

Merigo F, Benati D, Di Chio M, Osculati F, Sbarbati A (2007) Secretory cells of the airway express molecules of the chemoreceptive cascade. Cell Tissue Res 327 231-247 Miller IJ Jr (ed) (1995) Anatomy of the peripheral taste system. Dekker, New York Miller IJ Jr, Reedy FE Jr (1990) Variations in human taste bud density and taste intensity perception. Physiol Behav 47 1213-1219... 

Scott JW, Harrison TA. 1987. The olfactory bulb Anatomy and physiology. Neurobiology of taste and smell. Finger TE, Silver WF, editors. NY Wiley pp. 151-178. 

Scott, J.W. and Harrison, T.A. (1987) The olfactory bulb. Anatomy and physiology. In T.E. Finger and W.L. Silver (Eds), Neurobiology of Taste and Smell, pp,151-178. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 

Indeed one of his pupils and friends, who was long connected with Oxford, speaks of the effect of his lectures in the following terms - The time of Dr Beddoes residence at Oxford was a brilliant one in the annals of the University. Science was cultivated more than it has been since and I believe I may say of the period preceded. Dr Thomson s lectures on anatomy, and Dr Sibthorp s on botany, were delivering at the same period and produced a taste for scientific researches which bordered on enthusiasm. ... 

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