Taste and Hearing: Anatomy, Function, and Disorders

Taste

  • Taste receptors are chemoreceptors.
  • Taste buds are directly related to nerve fibers.
  • The structure of language is important in taste perception.
  • Monosodium glutamate is responsible for the umami flavor.
  • Flavors are perceived in the palatal portion of the tongue.
  • The tongue structure is flexible, not rigid.
  • Filiform papillae are also known as conical papillae.
  • Taste buds are inside the taste bud.
  • Saliva contributes to, rather than decreases, the perception of taste by degrading food and chemical substances.
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Cheetah: Speed, Size, Hunting, and Reproduction Facts

Cheetah: Facts About the Fastest Land Animal

The cheetah measures between 110 and 150 cm in length, to which a tail of between 55 to 80 cm must be added. Its height at the withers is 74 to 90 cm, and it weighs between 35 and 60 kg. Males are slightly larger than females.

Heart and Speed

The cheetah has the biggest heart in proportion to its size of all felines.

It runs at a maximum speed of between 95 and 115 km/h (it can reach 95 km/h in just three seconds). However, if it does not reach its prey in

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Microorganisms, Viruses, and Kingdoms: A Biology Overview

MICROORGANISMS

Microorganisms belong to the Monera, Protist, and Fungi kingdoms. Examples include *Escherichia coli*, *Amoeba*, and *Amanita*.

They are harmful or beneficial to humans.

Beneficial microorganisms:

  • Some perform photosynthesis, providing food for other living things and releasing O2.
  • Some decompose organic matter.
  • Some provide us with antibiotics (which destroy harmful microorganisms such as bacteria).
  • Some help plants obtain certain nutrients (bacteria as well).
  • Others are used in the creation
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Cereal Grains, Legumes, and Oils: Composition and Uses

Grains, Legumes, and Oils: Nutritional Significance

Grains are the most consumed food group worldwide, representing the primary source of calories for humans. In less affluent areas, they also serve as the main source of protein.

Legumes provide higher quality protein than cereals. They are rich in lysine, although they are poor in sulfur-containing amino acids. Legumes are a good complement to cereals.

Oilseeds: Their main function is oil production. They also contain protein, even more than the other

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Optical Microscopy and Cell Biology: A Practical Approach

Practice 1. First Part: Use of the Optical Microscope for the Observation of Biological Samples

The microscope’s function is threefold: 1) to produce a magnified image, 2) to separate the details, and 3) to make the details visible. The microscope includes a group of instruments that includes those made up of multiple lenses (compound microscopes) and elementary devices such as the magnifying glass (simple microscope). A typical simple microscope consists of a single biconvex lens that produces a

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Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Advances and Applications

Genetic Development and its Mechanisms

Genetic development has made it possible to decipher the rules governing developmental processes, such as the transformation of a fertilized ovule into an adult organism. Two Spanish scientists have helped to establish the genetic basis of this field. One of their discoveries was how animals are built in a modular form: they discovered compartments in which certain selector genes are expressed exclusively.

The development of an organism involves an initial cell

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