Human tongue surface, SEM

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Caption: Human tongue surface, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Covering the majority of the tongue's surface are backward facing scale-like projections called filiform papillae, which sense pressure. The round areas (red) are fungiform papillae, which contain the taste buds.

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Keywords: biological, biology, coloured, false-colour, false-coloured, filiform papillae, fungiform, human, mammal, mechanical, mouth, papilla, papillas, pressure, scanning electron micrograph, scanning electron microscope, sem, sense, sensory, tactile, taste, taste bud, taste buds, tongue, touch

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