A taste bud that is located on the soft palate, in the roof of the mouth. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5142-05.2006 ]
Synonyms: taste bud of palate
Term information
In the mouse, Fungiform and palatal taste buds are innervated by the geniculate ganglion cells of the facial nerve[DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5142-05.2006]