Question

What are the four types of papillae??​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The dorsal surface of the mammalian tongue is covered with four kinds of papillae, fungiform, circumvallate, foliate and filiform papillae. With the exception of the filiform papillae, these types of papillae contain taste buds and are known as the gustatory papillae.

Answer 2

QuestioN :

What are the four types of papillae?

ANswer :

The four types of papillae are :-

• Fungiform papillae
• Circumvallate papillae
• Foliate papillae
• Filiform papillae

Fungiform papillae :- Having the shape of or resembling a fungus or mushroom.

Circumvallate papillae :- surrounded or surrounding as if by a rampart.

Foliate papillae :- decorated with leaves or leaflike motifs.

Filiform papillae :- Filiform papillae are keratinous structures emerging from the surface of the tongue epithelium. They are densely packed on the central axis and more sparse on the lateral edges filiform papillae cover the dorsal tongue from the sulcus terminalis to the tip.

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