Question

The part of the tongue that perceives the bitter taste very well is
A)Tip
B)Sides
C)Top
D)Basal

Answer 1

Hint: The tongue in the mouth of most vertebrates is a muscular organ which manipulates food for chewing and is used for swallowing. It has importance in the digestive system and is the primary organ of taste in the taste system.

Complete answer:
Thousands of different proteins are found in our bodies, and each of them plays a special role in the structure and function of the body. The role of taste receptorTiny protein found on the tips of taste buds that respond to food particles. Proteins are used to detect substances in your mouth, such as food particles.Taste receptors activate when chewed food mixes with saliva, then flows like a mushy river over and around the papillae.

The tongue is sensitive and can perceive four different types of taste-sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Four different tastes are perceived by four different sets of taste buds located at specific locations in the tongue.

Salty taste is perceived by taste buds located on the tip and sides of the tongue, sweet taste buds are present only on the tip, sour taste buds are present on the side of the tongue, and taste buds of bitter taste are present on the back of the tongue. However, the structures of all taste buds are the same.All of these tastes are the combinations of these four, modified by accompanying olfactory sensations.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

Note: The receptor proteins ignore most of the mixture, but when they detect their target food particles they react, notifying their cells that a taste substance has been detected. This process can be imagined as if the receptors were locked and the food particles were keys.
Just as a lock only opens with its matching key, the taste receptor reacts only to its corresponding type of food particle.