Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
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ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16.3, Problem 9WDYL
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The location of the taste bud on the tongue papillae and the composition of taste buds.

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Papillae are found on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The papillae are of four types: filliform, fungiform, vallate, and foliate. And taste buds are the sensory organs which contains receptors of taste.

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