The approximately 4000 taste buds are located primarily on the tongue, but also on the hard palate, pharynx, and epiglottis. They respond to five types of taste: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory.

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Taste Buds

Question 29

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Taste buds

A) are located on the tongue, hard palate, pharynx, and epiglottis.
B) are responsible for 100% of what we perceive as "taste."
C) respond to over 100 different types of taste.
D) are actually naked nerve endings.
E) have a direct connection with the limbic system and its centers for emotion and memory.

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