Question
You were blindfolded and asked to identify the drinks provided in two different glasses. You could identify drink A as lime juice and B as bitter gourd juice. How could you do it inspite of being blindfolded?
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Answer
Inspite of being blindfolded, one could identify tastes of different drinks with the help of different types of taste buds present in the tongue. Taste buds are sensory taste receptors that help to or perception of taste. There are four kinds of taste buds which detect sweet, salty, sour and bitter taste. These are located in different part of the tongue. 
Structure of tongue showing position of taste buds.
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