Question

module: nervous
topic: structures / type: combination

what structure is highlighted?

a. taste pore
b. taste bud
c. nucleus of supporting cell of taste bud
d. nucleus of taste cell
e. inferior cervical ganglion

attempt 1/1

Explanation:

Identify the tissue and structure

Using the Tongue Histology, Vallate Papilla, and Taste Buds knowledge points

• The histological section shows stratified squamous epithelium lining the trench of a vallate papilla on the tongue.
• Embedded within the lateral walls of the epithelium are pale, oval-shaped structures containing specialized sensory cells.
• These distinct, barrel-shaped structures are taste buds.

Determine the highlighted feature

• The question asks "What structure is highlighted?".
• Looking closely at the image, there is a small green highlight marker located at the apical opening of one of the taste buds, leading into the trench (the furrow).
• This small opening at the top of the taste bud through which microvilli project is the taste pore.

Answer:

• (A) Taste pore (Correct answer)
• (B) Taste bud
• (C) Nucleus of supporting cell of taste bud
• (D) Nucleus of taste cell
• (E) Inferior cervical ganglion