Question

Identify the incorrect statement(s).

I. Tongue is made up of voluntary muscles.
II. Gustatoreceptors detect taste as well as smell of the food.
III. All the papillae contain taste buds.

• A. I $\&$ II
• B. II $\&$ III
• C. III $\&$ I
• D. III only

Answer 1

The correct option is B II $\&$ III

$\bullet$ Tongue is made up of voluntary muscles. It contains gustatoreceptors which are sensory receptors. They only taste food.
$\bullet$ Taste receptors cluster in small mucous membrane projections called papillae. There are 4 types of papillae on the tongue: Filiform, circumvallate, foliate and fungiform.
$\bullet$ Taste buds are present on all of these except the filiform papillae. They are not the sites of taste sensation.