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Gustatory receptors

Taste receptors (taste buds)

4 primary taste sensation

Sweet, bitter, salty, sour

Sweet & salty gustatory receptors

Found on tip of tongue

Bitter gustatory receptors

Back of tongue

Sour gustatory receptors

On sides of tongue