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Taste buds are located within the circumvallate and fungiform papillae. A) TrueB) False

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There are four types of tongue papillae: (1) filiform, which is thin and wired shape and no taste buds, (2) fungiform, which is mushroom-shaped near the middle and with taste buds, (3) foliate, which is leaf-shaped near the sides and with taste buds, and (4) circumvallate papillae, which is whorls at the sides and with taste buds.

ANSWER: TRUE. There are taste buds in the fungiform and circumvallate papillae.

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