Tongue: Circumvallate papillae
Along the lateral edges of the circumvallate papillae are oval taste buds, which access the oral cavity through a taste pore. Taste buds are composed of supportive cells and neuroepithelial cells that are innervated by sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). 40x, 400x
Circumvallate papilla
Along the lateral edges of the circumvallate papillae are oval taste buds, which access the oral cavity through a taste pore. Taste buds are composed of supportive cells and neuroepithelial cells that are innervated by sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). 40x, 400x
- Taste buds
Along the lateral edges of the circumvallate papillae are oval taste buds, which access the oral cavity through a taste pore. Taste buds are composed of supportive cells and neuroepithelial cells that are innervated by sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). 40x, 400x
- Taste pore
Along the lateral edges of the circumvallate papillae are oval taste buds, which access the oral cavity through a taste pore. Taste buds are composed of supportive cells and neuroepithelial cells that are innervated by sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). 40x, 400x
Sulcus
Along the lateral edges of the circumvallate papillae are oval taste buds, which access the oral cavity through a taste pore. Taste buds are composed of supportive cells and neuroepithelial cells that are innervated by sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). 40x, 400x