fungiform papilla http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Gray1014.png https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/mouth-female/v1.0/assets/3d-vh-f-mouth.glb https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/mouth-male/v1.0/assets/3d-vh-m-mouth.glb UMLS:C1267558 fungiform papilla of tongue MA:0001595 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] NCIT:C32644 The fungiform papillae are mushroom shaped e (projections) on the tongue. They are located on the top (dorsal) surface of the tongue, scattered throughout the filiform papilla but mainly at the tip and lateral margins of the tongue. They have taste buds on their superior (upper) surface which can distinguish the five tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. They have a core of connective tissue. They are innervated by the seventh cranial nerve, more specifically via the submandibular ganglion, chorda tympani, and geniculate ganglion ascending to the solitary nucleus (the sensory component of the Vagus nerve in the brainstem). [WP,unvetted][Wikipedia:Fungiform_papilla]. Any of the mushroom-shaped papillae, which have a single taste bud at the tip, located mostly on the dorsal anterior portion of the tongue. Wikipedia:Fungiform_papilla UMLS:C0226968 FMA:54821 fungiform papillae set papillae fungiformes EMAPA:18272 UMLS:C0545784 BIRNLEX:4106 fungiform papillae SCTID:80673002 UBERON:0002448 gustatory papilla of tongue