Taste Bud Cells

Taste Bud Cells
Taste is an important sense in people and in animals. The taste of food helps determine what we eat. The taste buds are found on the tongue in small groups call papillae. Inside of the taste buds, there are taste bud cells, or receptor cells, that are continually being replaced (Jacob). The receptor cells develop from skin cells that surround the taste buds. The skin cells slowly move into the area of the taste bud. As the skin cells move, they turn into receptor cells. About half of the receptor, cells are replaced every ten days (Jacob).
Taste bud cells, or receptor cells, found on the taste buds of h...