Question

Name the following:

The receptor is located in the tongue to detect taste.

Answer 1

Gustatoreceptor:

1. The sensory receptor in the tongue to detect the taste is the gustatoreceptor.
2. It is also present in other parts of the buccal cavity.
3. The gustatoreceptor transmits the stimulus of taste to the central nervous through sensory neurons.
4. The central nervous system processes taste stimulus and send appropriate commands to the effector organs through motor neurons.

Therefore, the receptor located in the tongue to detect taste is the gustatoreceptor.