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Yes you can taste without your tounge the past answer No what do you think tastebuds are for? is totally wrong you have thousands of small taste buds on the roof of your mouth not just your tounge you have them under your tounge but not to manny ont he floor of your mouth,therefore to loose your sense of taste without getting a horrible disease you would have to remove your whole jaw well loosing your "sense" of eating anything but paste inserted into your stomache through a tube either
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Are there any taste buds in the middle of your tongue?
Bitter taste buds are found at the back of the tongue. Sweet/salty taste buds are in the front of the tongue, sour taste buds are on both sides whereas the middle of the tongue has very few taste buds at all.
What does it mean when your tongue lose taste buds?
It is that your taste buds are less sensitive
If you split your tongue can you still taste?
yes, you can still taste Your taste buds do not connect to a central core prior to sending the chemical compounds to your brain. Splitting the tongue will probably kill quite a few taste buds (not as many as smoking, but still bad). I do believe that taste buds can not heal, but the types are spread throughout your tongue. Each section of the outer area of your tongue has a majority to each taste, such as the tip of your tongue contains mostly sweet sensing tastebuds, but those taste buds are still found throughout your tongue.
What 4 groups are human taste buds divided into?
The front taste buds taste salty and sweet foods. The sides of your tongue taste sour foods. The taste buds on the back of your tongue taste bitter foods.
Why is it impossible to taste substances with a dry tongue?
It is impossible to taste substances with a dry tongue because when the tongue is wet, the wetness releases the action of tasting.the tongue has to be wet so that the afferent fibers from the taste buds can send the chemical compounds to the brain to be identified.
Where should you place a bitter pill on your tongue so that you can swallow it with water without getting an after taste?
Place a bitter pill at the tip of the tongue to prevent tasting most of the bitterness. as back of the tongue can taste bitter but tip and sides of the tongue cannot taste bitter.
What does it feel like to kiss with out tongue?
Without tongue is drier and a lot more pleasant. You can't taste what they ate last or smoked.
How does the place on your tongue affect what you taste?
the place on your tongue affects what you taste because of the different places on your tongue have different taste buds
How does the tongue recognize tastes?
there is actually no specific sections on the tongue regarding sour, bitter, sweet. These taste buds are scattered throughout your whole tongue. There are no receptors for chile/spicy, these are actually pain receptors. You test this on your own. Place a sour candy on any part of your tongue and you will taste sour.
What is the taste organ?
The tongue.
How do you taste something?
Your tongue has taste buds. When you eat something, different sections of your tongue taste it depending on what it is.
What are tongue tongue?
They are taste buds, so you can taste all the goodness in your food
Tongue has taste buds to determine?
Four taste sensations: bitter (back of the tongue) sweet (tip of the tongue) salty (tip of the tongue) sour (sides of the tongue)
About how many taste buds cover the tongue?
Their is an average of 10,000 taste buds on your tongue.
Why tongue is important?
AnswerTongue is important because without tongue you can't speak. tongue is used to taste food.
What part of the tongue is sensitive to salty taste?
Tongue maps reveal that the tip of the tongue is the part that is the most sensitive to salty taste. However, recent research argues that tongue maps are not valid and that an individual's taste buds experience taste the same.
Where is the taste buds found?
The four basic kinds of tastes are: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. The salty/sweet taste buds are located near the front of the tongue; the sour taste buds line the sides of the tongue; and the bitter taste buds are found at the very back of the tongue. The center of the tongue has few taste buds. Babies have more taste buds than older children and adults. Not only do babies have taste buds on the tongue, but also on the sides and roof of the mouth. Taste buds disappear from the sides and roof of the mouth as a baby gets older, leaving taste buds mostly on the tongue.
