Are your tastes buds another kind of gland?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

No they are not. A gland, by definition, is an organ which secretes some substance (saliva, for example, sticking within the mouth). Taste buds are sensory organs. They do not secrete, they sense.

Wiki User

∙ 16y ago

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