Our sensation of taste is transmitted through taste buds. How are these distributed on the tongue?Group of answer choicesThe different taste buds are all located in the same areas of the tongue.The tip, the sides, and the back of the tongue all sensitive to different taste sensations.The tip of the tongue is sensitive to sweet, the sides closest to the tip is sensitive to salty, the sides farthest from the tip are sensitive to sour, and the back is sensitive to bitter.The tip of the tongue is sensitive to sweet, the sides are sensitive to salty and sour, and the back is sensitive to bitter.The tip of the tongue is sensitive to sweet, the sides are sensitive to salty and sour, the back is sensitive to bitter, and the middle is sensitive to spicy.

Name the afferent nerves carrying taste sensation from the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue

The chemoreceptors that are responsible for the sense of taste are located mainly on the tongue in structures called .

Understand the structure & function of taste buds and their supporting tissues.

Which of the following is false about gustation?A) The six basic tastes found in vertebrates are bitterness, sweetness, saltiness, sourness, fatand umami.B) Gustation help us identify the stimuli in our mouths.C) Lingual lipase enzyme breaks down proteins into fatty acids.D) The enzyme lingual lipase is located near the taste buds in the mouth.E) Alkaloids taste bitter (can be poisonous) and acid tastes sour.

Where are the taste buds located?Multiple Choiceon the walls of the papillaeon the tonsilswithin the microvilli on the tongueon the epiglottis