Lingual papillae
Structure giving the tongue its characteristic rough texture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lingual papillae (sg.: papilla) are small structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture. The four types of papillae on the human tongue have different structures and are accordingly classified as circumvallate (or vallate), fungiform, filiform, and foliate. All except the filiform papillae are associated with taste buds.[1]
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Lingual papillae | |
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Part of | Tongue |
Identifiers | |
Latin | papillae linguales |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_4102 |
TA98 | A05.1.04.013 |
TA2 | 2837 |
TH | H3.04.01.0.03006 |
FMA | 54819 |
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