"Gustatory" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... does the upper part of the oesophagus. The multitude of points called papillae, scattered over the upper surface of the tongue, constitute the more immediate seat of this sense. It is in these sensitive papillae that the ramifications of the gustatory or tasting nerves terminate. When fluids are taken into the mouth, and especially those whose taste is pungent, these papillae dilate and erect themselves, and the particular sensation produced is transmitted to the brain ...
— Popular Education - For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes • Ira Mayhew |
