- Look up
papilla or
papillate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Papilla (Latin, 'nipple') or
papillae may
refer to:
Papilla (fish anatomy), in the mouth...
- The
incisive papilla is an oval
midline mucosal prominence of the
anterior hard
palate overlying the
incisive fossa. It is
situated posteriorly to the...
- The
genital papilla is an
anatomical feature of the
external genitalia of some animals. In mammals, the
genital papilla is a part of the **** not present...
- In
embryology and
prenatal development, the
dental papilla is a
condensation of
ectomesenchymal cells called odontoblasts, seen in
histologic sections...
-
Lingual papillae (sg.:
papilla) are
small structures on the
upper surface of the
tongue that give it its
characteristic rough texture. The four types...
- The
lacrimal papilla is the
small rise in the
bottom (inferior) and top (superior)
eyelid just
before it ends at the
corner of the eye
closest to the...
-
basilar papilla is the
auditory sensory organ of lizards, amphibians, and birds,
which is
homologous to the
organ of
Corti in mammals. The
basilar papilla is...
- The
interdental papilla, also
known as the
interdental gingiva, is the part of the gums (gingiva) that
exists coronal to the free
gingival margin on the...
- The
major duodenal papilla (
papilla of Vater) is a
rounded projection in the
duodenum into
which the
common bile duct and
pancreatic duct drain. The major...
- apex
terminates in a
papilla,
which lies
within a
minor calyx, made of
parallel bundles of
urine collecting tubules. The
renal papilla is the
location where...
