| Term: | maxillary barbel taste bud |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | maxillary barbel |
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| Synonyms: | ZMB |
| Definition: | Barbel that is attached to the distal end of the maxilla and that originates on the side of the mouth. Maxillary barbel is paired. Maxillary barbel has considerable range of motion, with contraction and protraction motivated by maxillary blood sinus. The maxillary barbel integument has taste buds. Capable of regeneration. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005408] |
| Name: | taste bud |
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| Synonyms: | taste buds |
| Definition: | Pear or onion-shaped intraepithelial sensory endorgans. They sit on a small dermal papilla and consist of modified epithelial cells of different types. The taste buds are located in the mouth, in the oropharyngeal cavity, on the head and on the barbels. They are innervated by either the facial (VII), the glossopharyngeal (IX), or the vagal (X) cranial nerve. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001074] |