Taste Senses Flashcards
1
Q
What projections on the tongue contain taste buds?
A
Papillae
2
Q
What is located on taste buds?
A
Taste receptors
3
Q
What type of papillae don’t house taste buds?
A
Filiform papillae
4
Q
What papillae are located all over the tongue?
A
Fungiform papillae
5
Q
What papillae are located in the posterior mouth in a V shape?
A
Circumvallate papillae
6
Q
What papillae are on the lateral aspect of the tongue, primarily during childhood?
A
Foliate papillae
7
Q
What tonsils are located on the base of the tongue?
A
Lingual tonsils
8
Q
What tonsils are lateral in the mouth, and are the infected tonsils during tonsillitis?
A
Palatine tonsils
