TASTE BUDS Flashcards
1
Q
WHAT ARE TASTEBUDS CALLED?
A
-lingual papillae
2
Q
MAIN FUNCTION OF TASTE BUDS
A
-increase SA to contract food and make maneuvering bolus easier
3
Q
FILIFORM
A
-no taste buds
-responsible for sense of touch
4
Q
FUNGIFORM
A
-mushroom like taste buds
5
Q
FOLILATE PAPILLAE
A
-short vertical folds present on each side of tongue
6
Q
CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLAE
A
-dome shaped
-home to several thousand tastebuds.