Taste bud
| Taste buds | |
|---|---|
| File:1402 The Tongue.jpg Taste buds are small structures present within the papillae of the tongue | |
| Details | |
| System | Taste |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | caliculus gustatererius |
| TA | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 746: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terms of microanatomy [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 865: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]] | |
Taste buds are small 'bumps' on the tongue. They are the sense organs which detect the taste of things that go into the mouth. They are involved in detecting the five (known) elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.
Other websites[change]
- Beyond the Tongue Map
- Taste Perception: Cracking the Code Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Scientists Explore the Workings of Taste Buds from National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, July 22, 2005
