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==[[Gustatory System - Anatomy & Physiology|Taste Buds]]==

==[[Gustatory System - Anatomy & Physiology|Taste Buds]]==

*Also found on the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]] and [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] (but sparsely distributed)

Also found on the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]] and [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] (but sparsely distributed). There is a constant cell turnover, with flat, thick cells. There are taste hairs (microvilli) pointing though the taste pore. Nerves transduce chemical signals into nervous signals.

 

*Constant cell turnover

 

*Flat, thick cells

 

*Taste hairs (microvilli) pointing though taste pore

 

*Nerves transduce chemical signals into nervous signals

==Species Differences==

==Species Differences==