Taste buds: vallate vs. fungiform distribution
Mnemonic for Taste buds: vallate vs. fungiform distribution
Cross sectional shape of the top of the bud tells their distribution.
Vallate: has a shallow 'V' at the top, so has a 'V' distribution at the back of the tongue.
Fungiform: top is round so it is towards the round end of the tongue.
· Note vallate is also sometimes called circumvallate.
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