https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya how your tastes buds works en-us 2017-02-10 03:03:27 UTC 2017-05-17 05:38:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965322 the average adult has about 2000 to 4000 taste buds.]]> 2017-02-10 03:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965322 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965582 It's true most taste buds are on your tongue, but there are also taste cells in the back of your throat, on your epiglottis (that flap of cartilage in the mouth at the back of the tongue)]]> 2017-02-10 03:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965582 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965732 We grew up believing the tongue had four taste zones: one each for sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, but this is not the case. These tastes, along with a fifth taste called umami (savory), can be sensed on all parts of the tongue.]]> 2017-02-10 03:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965732 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965980 The tongue is made up of 8 different muscles that intertwine with each other creating a flexible matrix, much like an elephant's trunk.]]> 2017-02-10 03:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152965980 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966197  In the beginning, the sense of taste helped us test the foods we ate: bitter and sour tastes might indicate poisonous plants or rotting foods.]]> 2017-02-10 03:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966197 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966372 The human tongue has a high percentage of fat, and there is a correlation between tongue fat volume and obesity. ]]> 2017-02-10 03:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966372 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966673 Every person's tongue is unique, and similar to fingerprints some see the potential for the tongue to act as an identify verification tool]]> 2017-02-10 03:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966673 s72962 https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966919 Taste buds not visible to the human eye. Those little pink and white bumps you do see on your tongue are actually called papillae, hair-like projections that taste buds rest atop. Each has an average of six taste buds buried inside its surface tissue.]]> 2017-02-10 03:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s72962/RichardMontoya/wish/152966919