Caption:
Illustration depicting the anatomy of taste. At the middle is an image of the tongue highlighting the papillae. Inset at right are a detailed close ups of papillae (bottom inset) and the structure of a taste bud (top inset). Papillae found on the base of the tongue include: circumvallate (or vallate) papilla, fungiform papilla, foliate papilla, and filiform papilla.