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  2. Lingual papillae - Wikipedia

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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 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 ...

  3. Taste bud - Wikipedia

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    The taste buds on the tongue sit on raised protrusions of the tongue surface called papillae. There are four types of lingual papillae; all except one contain taste buds: Fungiform papillae - as the name suggests, these are slightly mushroom-shaped if looked at in longitudinal section. These are present mostly at the dorsal surface of the ...

  4. Taste receptor - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of papillae involved in taste: fungiform papillae, foliate papillae, and circumvallate papillae. (The fourth type - filiform papillae do not contain taste buds). Beyond the papillae, taste receptors are also in the palate and early parts of the digestive system like the larynx and upper esophagus.

  5. Tongue - Wikipedia

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    Embedded in this are numerous papillae, some of which house the taste buds and their taste receptors. [10] The lingual papillae consist of filiform, fungiform, vallate and foliate papillae, [6] and only the filiform papillae are not associated with any taste buds. The tongue can divide itself in dorsal and ventral surface.

  6. Solitary chemosensory cells - Wikipedia

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    Sbarbati A, Crescimanno C, Benati D, Osculati F. Solitary chemosensory cells in the developing chemoreceptorial epithelium of the vallate papilla. Journal of Neurocytology 1998; 27:631–35. Sbarbati A, Crescimanno C, Bernardi P, Osculati F. Alpha-gustducin immunoreactive solitary chemosensory cells in the developing chemoreceptorial epithelium ...

  7. 3 ways to tell if an Indian restaurant is actually amazing ...

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    For North Indian cuisine, Patel loves sarson ka saag — a Punjabi dish of mustard greens cooked with spices — and the lamb kebabs of Uttar Pradesh.

  8. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eyeball For Money

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    n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...

  9. Papilla - Wikipedia

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    Papilla (worms), small bumps on the surface of certain worms; Basilar papilla, a sensory organ of lizards, amphibians and fish; Dental papilla, in a developing tooth; Dermal papillae, part of the skin structure; Major duodenal papilla, in the duodenum; Minor duodenal papilla, in the duodenum; Genital papilla, a feature of the external genitalia ...