Taste and consumption of food

What are the four main functions of the palate?

What are the five different taste sensations?

What are the taste papillae called on the palate?

What papillae are the palate papillae similar to on the tongue?

What is the main innervation for taste in the soft palate?

Out of the five taste sensations, what is the soft palate most sensitive too?

What structures are involved in forming the bolus of food?

Which part of the hard palate initiates the transport of food when the tongue makes contact with it?

What is the mechanism called in stage II transport?

Is the soft palate elevated or depressed during mastication?

What muscles depress the soft palate?

What muscles elevate the soft palate?