<P> The peripheral end of the cell terminates at the gustatory pore in a fine hair filament, the gustatory hair . </P> <P> The central process passes toward the deep extremity of the bud, and there ends in single or bifurcated varicosities . </P> <P> The nerve fibrils after losing their medullary sheaths enter the taste bud, and end in fine extremities between the gustatory cells; other nerve fibrils ramify between the supporting cells and terminate in fine extremities; these, however, are believed to be nerves of ordinary sensation and not gustatory . </P> <P> The average life of a taste bud is 10 days . </P>

Where are receptors for taste and smell located