PSY 166 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Lingual Papilla, Taste Bud, Taste Receptor

• School: Hofstra University
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 166
• Professor: Dr. Ploran

Document Summary

1 of the 4 structures has no receptors (this is the rest of the tongue, and the texture you see all over: filiform papillae overall bumpy texture of the tongue, has no taste buds. When you chew food, the front of the tongue tastes food before it really enters your mouth. Tells you whether you should eat it or not. The foliate papillae, folds on the side, captures food as you chew, and you get more flavor. That is more than the flavor you get at the front of the tongue, because now the food is more chewed, and you get more flavors. Then the circumvallate papillae get some of the food right before you swallow it. You aren"t aware of where on your tongue a taste sensation is but the structure of the system helps with the function. A taste bud is a collection of cells.