taste disc

Japanese: taste disc(英語表記)tastedisc
taste disc


[Animal taste]
In insects, taste receptors are found on the antennae, legs, and lips. In frogs, the receptors are the taste discs on the papillae of the tongue. The taste discs contain taste cells and supporting cells, the former of which are innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "taste disc" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[動物の味覚]
 昆虫では触角,肢,口唇に味覚受容器がある。カエルでは舌の乳頭上にある味覚円板taste discが受容器である。味覚円板には味細胞と支持細胞があり,前者は舌咽神経が支配する。…

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