gustatory cell
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gustatory cell — noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve • Syn: ↑taste cell • Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell • Part Holonyms: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory organ … Useful english dictionary
gustatory organ — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑glossa … Useful english dictionary
Gustatory system — The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
gustatory receptor — a receptor for taste, located in the taste cell of a taste bud … Medical dictionary
taste cell — noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve • Syn: ↑gustatory cell • Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell • Part Holonyms: ↑tastebud, ↑taste bud, ↑gustatory… … Useful english dictionary
epithelial cell — noun one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell • Hyponyms: ↑columnar cell, ↑columnar epithelial cell, ↑cuboidal cell, ↑cuboidal epithelial cell, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
taste cell — n a neuroepithelial cell that is located in a taste bud and is the actual receptor of the sensation of taste called also gustatory cell … Medical dictionary
Merkel cell — Neuron: Merkel cell Diagram of human skin. In humans, Merkel cells (yellow dot) are found clustered beneath the epidermal ridges (aka fingerprints) … Wikipedia
taste bud — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑gustatory organ • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
