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foliate papillae

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papilla /pa·pil·la/ (pah-pil´ah) pl. papil´lae   [L.] a small nipple-shaped projection or elevation.
circumvallate papillae  vallate papillae.
conical papillae  sparsely scattered elevations on the tongue, often considered to be modified filiform papillae.
papilla of corium  dermal p.
dental papilla , dentinal papilla a small mass of condensed mesenchyme in the enamel organ; it differentiates into the dentin and dental pulp.
dermal papilla  any of the conical extensions of the fibers, capillary blood vessels, and sometimes nerves of the dermis into corresponding spaces among downward- or inward-projecting rete ridges on the undersurface of the epidermis.
duodenal papilla  either of two small elevations on the mucosa of the duodenum, the major at the entrance of the conjoined pancreatic and common bile ducts and the minor at the entrance of the accessory pancreatic duct.
filiform papillae  threadlike elevations covering most of the tongue surface.
foliate papillae  parallel mucosal folds on the tongue margin at the junction of its body and root.
fungiform papillae  knoblike projections of the tongue scattered among the filiform papillae.
gingival papilla  the cone-shaped pad of gingiva filling the space between the teeth up to the contact area.
hair papilla  the fibrovascular mesodermal papilla enclosed within the hair bulb.
incisive papilla  an elevation at the anterior end of the raphe of the palate.
interdental papilla  gingival p.
lacrimal papilla  one in the conjunctiva near the medial angle of the eye.
lingual papillae  see conical, filiform, foliate, fungiform, and vallate papillae.
mammary papilla  nipple (1).
optic papilla  optic disk.
palatine papilla  incisive p.
papilla pi´li  hair p.
renal papillae  the blunted apices of the renal pyramids.
tactile papilla  see under corpuscle.
urethral papilla  a slight elevation in the vestibule of the vagina at the external orifice of the urethra.
vallate papillae  eight to twelve large papillae arranged in a V near the base of the tongue.

foliate papillae
[fō′lē·āt]
a series of nipplelike processes that occur in folds along the lateral margins and in the front of the palatoglossus muscle of the tongue.


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