Tongue anatomy. Artwork sequence of magnified views of the human mouth and tongue, with the magnification increasing from left to right. The tongue in
Tongue anatomy. Artwork sequence of magnified views of the human mouth and tongue, with the magnification increasing from left to right. The tongue in a mouth is at left, with the second image showing the filiform papillae a fungiform papilla (and three taste buds, purple) on the surface of the tongue. The third image is a magnified view of a tastebud, with nerves (blue, also seen in second image) transmitting the sensory information to the brain where it is interpreted as a taste sensation. Filiform paipillae, which are more numerous than taste buds, sense pressure. Taste buds consist of a cluster of taste receptor cells.
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