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Lingual Papilla and Taste Buds, Illustration

Illustration detailing the four types of lingual papilla and where they are located on the human tongue. From top left to bottom right: vallate papilla (circumvallate papilla), filiform papilla, foliate papilla, fungiform papilla. These structures are involved in detecting the five (known) elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.

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Lingual Papilla and Taste Buds, Illustration

Caption:

Illustration detailing the four types of lingual papilla and where they are located on the human tongue. From top left to bottom right: vallate papilla (circumvallate papilla), filiform papilla, foliate papilla, fungiform papilla. These structures are involved in detecting the five (known) elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Gwen Shockey

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6300 x 3900 px | 70.3 MB

Print size:

53.3 x 33.0 cm | 21.0 x 13.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMICAL • ANATOMY • ANNOTATED • ART • ARTWORK • CHEMORECEPTORS • CIRCUMVALLATE • DRAWING • EPITHELIUM • FILIFORM • FOLIATE • FUNGIFORM • GRAPHIC • GREY BACKGROUND • GROSS ANATOMY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INFOGRAPHIC • INFORMATION GRAPHIC • LINGUAL PAPILLAE • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • PAPILLA • PAPILLAE • SCIENCE • SENSE • SPANISH VERSION • TASTE BUD • TASTE RECEPTORS • TONGUE • VALLATE