Taste buds contain the taste receptor cells, which are also known as gustatory cells. source
Taste buds contain the taste receptor cells, which are also known as gustatory cells.
The taste receptors are located around the small structures known as papillae found on the upper surface of the tongue. source
The taste receptors are located around the small structures known as papillae found on the upper surface of the tongue.
These are located on top of the taste receptor cells that constitute the taste buds. source
These are located on top of the taste receptor cells that constitute the taste buds.
The taste receptor cells send information detected by clusters of the brain via the seventh, ninth and tenth cranial nerves. source
The taste receptor cells send information detected by clusters of the brain via the seventh, ninth and tenth cranial nerves.
On average, the human tongue has 2,000–8,000 taste buds. source
On average, the human tongue has 2,000–8,000 taste buds.
The taste buds on the tongue sit on raised protrusions of the tongue surface called papillae. source
The taste buds on the tongue sit on raised protrusions of the tongue surface called papillae.
There are three types of lingual papillae that contain taste buds present on the human tongue. source
There are three types of lingual papillae that contain taste buds present on the human tongue.
The fourth type of papillae the filiform papillae are the most numerous but do not contain taste buds source
The fourth type of papillae the filiform papillae are the most numerous but do not contain taste buds
The taste bud is formed by two kinds of cells: supporting cells and gustatory cells. source
The taste bud is formed by two kinds of cells: supporting cells and gustatory cells.
The supporting (sustentacular cells) are mostly arranged like the staves of a cask, and form an outer envelope for the taste bud. source
The supporting (sustentacular cells) are mostly arranged like the staves of a cask, and form an outer envelope for the taste bud.
The gustatory (taste) cells, a chemoreceptor, occupy the central portion of the taste bud; they are spindle-shaped. source
The gustatory (taste) cells, a chemoreceptor, occupy the central portion of the taste bud; they are spindle-shaped.
The central process passes toward the deep extremity of the taste bud, and there ends in single or bifurcated varicosities. source
The central process passes toward the deep extremity of the taste bud, and there ends in single or bifurcated varicosities.
The nerve fibrils after losing their medullary sheaths enter the taste bud, and end in fine extremities between the gustatory cells. source
The nerve fibrils after losing their medullary sheaths enter the taste bud, and end in fine extremities between the gustatory cells.
The average life of a taste bud is 10 days. source
The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
Salt, sweet, sour and umami tastes causes depolarization of the taste cells, although different mechanisms are applied. source
Salt, sweet, sour and umami tastes causes depolarization of the taste cells, although different mechanisms are applied.
