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==Adult Tongue and Taste Buds – Structure and Function==
==Adult Tongue and Taste Buds – Structure and Function==
The tongue is a sense and communicative organ connected by many parts of the oral cavity including the hyoid bone, epiglottis, soft palate and pharynx. The tongue is broken up into an anterior 2/3 and a posterior 1/4 divided by the sculis terminulis
The tongue for tasting, swallowing, and speech. It is divided into an anterior two thirds and a posterior one third. The division between these regions is a Vshaped groove at the back of the tongue (sulcus terminalis). The anterior two thirds (dorsum) of the tongue is covered by stratified squamous epithelium, It contains roughened surface has projections called papillae that vary in shape and number. The most numerous papillae are the filiform papillae, which function to provide a surface that aids in holding food on the tongue during chewing. The larger, less numerous fungiform papillae are scattered among the filiform papillae, Occasionally taste buds may be found on fungiform papillae. Circumvallate papilae form a wide V at the sulcus terminalis. No papillae are on the posterior third of the tongue, having mucosal folds and the lingual tonsils instead.


==Taste Map==
==Taste Map==

Revision as of 10:48, 10 September 2012

Taste Development

Introduction to the Gustatory System

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustatory_system

Timeline of Developmental Processes of the Gustatory System

History of Discoveries

Date Significant Discovery
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Adult Tongue and Taste Buds – Structure and Function

The tongue for tasting, swallowing, and speech. It is divided into an anterior two thirds and a posterior one third. The division between these regions is a Vshaped groove at the back of the tongue (sulcus terminalis). The anterior two thirds (dorsum) of the tongue is covered by stratified squamous epithelium, It contains roughened surface has projections called papillae that vary in shape and number. The most numerous papillae are the filiform papillae, which function to provide a surface that aids in holding food on the tongue during chewing. The larger, less numerous fungiform papillae are scattered among the filiform papillae, Occasionally taste buds may be found on fungiform papillae. Circumvallate papilae form a wide V at the sulcus terminalis. No papillae are on the posterior third of the tongue, having mucosal folds and the lingual tonsils instead.

Taste Map

Abnormalities

(try to include technologies to detect abnormalities during pregnancy)

Current Research

As time goes on we Understand more and more of Embryonic Taste development, through the use of state of the art technology and research techniques we are able to connect the dots of this amazing natural process. In an animal study using mice by Suzuki Y, Ikeda K, Kawakami K.(2011) stating that deficiencies in certain Six genes (specifically Six1 & Six4) leads to poor gustatory development. There is also evidence of a cooperative relationship between Six genes for normal development.[6] Another Animal Study involving mice explores a new idea of Neural crest contribution in taste development, specifically the development of papillae and taste buds. Liu HX, Komatsu Y, Mishina Y, Mistretta CM. (2012) suggest that Neural crest cells travel to the location of the tongue in early embryonic stages, gain epithelium phenotypes, multiply and then differentiate to eventually form taste papillae.[7] In an animal study conducted by Rothova M, Thompson H, Lickert H, Tucker AS.(2012) exploring the historically debated issue of endoderm contribution to tongue development showed promising evidence that position of taste buds are patterned by the border of ectoderm and endoderm derivative epithelium. <ref><pubmed>ref>22581563</pubmed></

Future Research

Glossary

References

  1. <pubmed>8955790</pubmed>
  2. <pubmed>9455607</pubmed>
  3. <pubmed>9541477</pubmed>
  4. <pubmed>8241557</pubmed>
  5. <pubmed>22717400</pubmed>
  6. <pubmed>21978088</pubmed>
  7. <pubmed>22659543</pubmed>

External Links

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2012 Projects: Vision | Somatosensory | Taste | Olfaction | Abnormal Vision | Hearing