A taste bud, which is a flask shaped body, situated in the epidermis of the vallate and some of the fungiform papillae, also found at the sides of the broad base, which rests on the corium, and a neck opening on the mucous surface by an orifice, the gustatory pore.

Taste Buds

A taste bud, which is a flask shaped body, situated in the epidermis of the vallate and some of the…

Taste buds.

Taste Buds

Taste buds.

The tongue, showing the papillae.

The Tongue

The tongue, showing the papillae.