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Lingual papillae (sg.: papilla, from
Latin lingua 'tongue' and papilla 'nipple, teat') are
small structures on the
upper surface of the
tongue that give...
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connective tissue. It is
named for its
fingerlike projections called papillae or
dermal papillae specifically, that
extend toward the
epidermis and
contain either...
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papillate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Papilla (Latin, 'nipple') or
papillae may
refer to:
Papilla (fish anatomy), in the
mouth of fish
Papilla (worms)...
- The
taste receptors are
located around the
small structures known as
papillae found on the
upper surface of the tongue, soft palate,
upper esophagus...
- oral
papillae; they do so
either in
defense against predators or to
capture prey. The
openings of the
glands that
produce the
slime are in the
papillae, a...
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characterized by the
presence of
bifurcated or
multiple divided hair
matrices and
papillae,
giving rise to the
formation of
multiple hair
shafts within the individual...
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upper surface (dorsum) is
covered by
taste buds
housed in
numerous lingual papillae. It is
sensitive and kept
moist by
saliva and is
richly supplied with nerves...
- 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 nose...
- In
embryology and
prenatal development, the
dental papilla is a
condensation of
ectomesenchymal cells called odontoblasts, seen in
histologic sections...
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Papillae (sg.: papilla) are small,
protruding structures found on the
surface of
certain worms,
specifically polychaetes and onychophorans. In onychophorans...
