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Taste. As shown to the right, each taste bud consists of a cluster of sensory cells forming synapses with neurons with long axons. These project to the medulla in one of three cranial nerves (VII,IX,X). The sensory cells release glutamate when stimulated by their corresponding taste.Scattered over the tongue, there are five classical types of taste buds: salt, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. Salt and sweet are self-explanatory.The bitter respond to various plant alkaloids, sour to acid (such as might be found in spoiled foods), and the umami to glutamate and some related substances.aste. As shown to the right, each taste bud consists of a cluster of sensory cells forming synapses with neurons with long axons. These project to the medulla in one of three cranial nerves (VII,IX,X). The sensory cells release glutamate when stimulated by their corresponding taste.
The chorda tympani appears to exert a particularly strong inhibitory influence on other taste nerves, as well as on pain fibers in the tongue.When the chorda tympani is damaged, its inhibitory function is disrupted, leading to less inhibited activity in the other nerves.he chorda tympani appears to exert a particularly strong inhibitory influence on other taste nerves, as well as on pain fibers in the tongue.