gustatory bud
31Sensory receptor — In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a structure that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. In response to stimuli the sensory receptor initiates sensory transduction by creating graded potentials or… …
32Insular cortex — Infobox Brain Name = Insular cortex Latin = lobus insularis boxwidth = 19em GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 825 Width = 250 Caption = The insula of the left side, exposed by removing the opercula. Caption2 = Coronal section of brain immediately in… …
33Head and neck anatomy — focuses on the structures of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat. It is an area frequently studied in depth by surgeons, dentists, dental… …
34Nasal placode — Latin placoda nasalis, placoda olfactoria Gives rise to olfactory epithelium Code TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.8 The nasal placode (or olfactory placode[1]) gives rise to the olf …
35tastant — Any chemical that stimulates the sensory cells in a taste bud. * * * tas·tant (tāsґtənt) any substance, e.g., salt, capable of eliciting gustatory excitation, i.e., stimulating the sense of taste …
36Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… …
37taste cell — n a neuroepithelial cell that is located in a taste bud and is the actual receptor of the sensation of taste called also gustatory cell …
38porus gustatorius — [TA] gustatory pore: the small opening of a taste bud onto the surface of the tongue. Called also taste pore …
39chemoreceptor — noun a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli • Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor • Hyponyms: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory organ, ↑carotid body, ↑ …
40glossa — noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • Syn: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑clapper • Derivationally related forms: ↑lingual (for: ↑lingua), ↑tongue …
