alb3796470

Taste

Gustatory hairs, also known as microvilli, project off of the gustatory receptor cells of the tongue surface. The microvilli sweep the passing saliva for dissolved food molecules and send nerve impulses to the brain to be interpreted as taste.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image

Title:

Taste

Caption:

Gustatory hairs, also known as microvilli, project off of the gustatory receptor cells of the tongue surface. The microvilli sweep the passing saliva for dissolved food molecules and send nerve impulses to the brain to be interpreted as taste.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / ANATOMICAL TRAVELOGUE

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

2100 x 2100 px | 12.6 MB

Print size:

17.8 x 17.8 cm | 7.0 x 7.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMICAL • ANATOMY • BAD STORM • BODIES • BODY • CEREBELLUM • CEREBRAL • CEREBRI • CORTEX • CORTEXES • CORTICES • GROSS ANATOMY • GUSTATORY • GYRI • HAIR • HAIRS • HUMAN • HUMANE • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INDIVIDUAL • LOBE • LOBES • LOBULE • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • METEOROLOGICAL_DISASTER • MICROVILLI • MICROVILLUS • ORGAN • ORGANS • PELO • PERSON • SCAN • SCANS • SENSE • SENSORY • SEVERE STORM • STORM • STORMS • SULCI • TASTE • TEMPEST • TEMPORAL • TEMPORARY • THUNDERSTORM • TONGUE • WEATHER: STORM • WEATHER: THUNDERSTORM