Taste receptors
Proteins in taste buds
Tongue papilae
Soft pallet and pharynx-larynx
Gustatory hair
Proteins located
Cilia
Cranial nerves
CN VII facial
CN IX glossopharyngeal
CN X vagus
Tastes
Sweet
Bitter
Savory
Sour
Salt
Fat
Vallate papillae
Largest
300 taste buds
12 total
Back of tongue
Circular in circle
Fungiform papillae
5 taste buds
All over
Larger
Foliate papillae
Slit
Sides of tongue
Degenerate
Filiform papillae
Tiniest
All over
No taste buds
Tactile receptors
Traction