gustatory organ

Noun
  1. An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue (synset 105312635)
    is a type of: chemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
    has:
    • neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
    • gustatory cell, taste cell - an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
    is a part of:
    • clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    • epiglottis - a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
    • palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    • pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
    same as: taste bud, tastebud

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