G3 SCIENCE Parts and Function of the Tongue

Name the pointed part of the tongue.

• taste bud

• papillae

• gustatory nerve

Name the pointed part of the tongue.

• taste bud

• papillae

• gustatory nerve

They are parts sensitive to food flavors.

• taste bud

• papillae

• gustatory nerve

They are rough bumps on the tongue which contains taste buds.

• septum

• papillae

• gustatory nerve

They send messages of what we taste to the brain.

• auditory nerves

• olfactory nerves

• gustatory nerves

It is the sense organ for tasting.

• ears

• tongue

• nose

• eyes

Each taste bud is contained in the rough bumps called papillae.

• TRUE

• FALSE

These rough tiny bumps are called gustatory nerves.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The tongue has papillae that contain many taste buds.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How are the nose and tongue related to each other?

• They work together when you taste food.

• They help each other to enable you to breathe.

• Without the tongue, the nose could not smell.