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Henry Gray (1825–1861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.

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papillæ, by their large size, rounded eminences, and deep red color. They are narrow at their attachment to the tongue, but broad and rounded at their free extremities, and covered with secondary papillæ.


FIG. 1014– The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (See enlarged image)


FIG. 1015– Circumvallate papilla in vertical section, showing arrangement of the taste-buds and nerves. (See enlarged image)
  The papillæ filiformes (filiform or conical papilæ) (Fig. 1016) cover the anterior two-thirds of the dorsum. They are very minute, filiform in shape, and arranged