Taste bud

Taste buds
Taste buds are small structures present within the papillae of the tongue
Details
System	Taste
Identifiers
Latin	caliculus gustatererius
MeSH	D013650
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_4101
TA	A15.4.00.002
TH	H3.04.01.0.02116, H3.04.01.0.03013
FMA	54825
Anatomical terms of microanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Taste buds are small 'bumps' on the tongue. They are the sense organs which detect the taste of things that go into the mouth. They are involved in detecting the five (known) elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.

Other websites

• Beyond the Tongue Map
• Taste Perception: Cracking the Code Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Scientists Explore the Workings of Taste Buds from National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, July 22, 2005