MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chemoreceptors are proteins or protein complexes that bind molecules detected at distance and generally at low concentration (olfaction) or molecules detected at proximity and often at higher concentrations (gustation), respectively volatile and not volatile for organisms living in the aerial phase.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory receptors that detect and respond to light, taste, and smell primarily belong to the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily.

Detailed explanation-3: -Every food or drink that you put in your mouth has particular chemical components, and these chemicals are detected by special receptors called chemoreceptors. These chemoreceptors are contained within taste buds on the surface of the tongue.

Detailed explanation-4: -The receptors for smell (olfactory receptors) and taste (gustatory receptors) are classified as chemoreceptors because they respond to chemicals in solutions. The taste buds, specific receptors for the sense of taste, are widely distributed in the oral cavity. Most are located on the tongue.