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PAPILLAE
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What is the term for the upper surface of the tongue?
The term for the upper surface of the tongue is the "dorsum of the tongue."
Is the top of the tongue lateral ventral dorsal facial surface?
Yes. Ventral can mean closer to the abdomen, below or the bottom surface of an object such as ventral surface of the tongue (bottom side).
What does the surface of your tongue feel like?
The surface of the tongue has a rough textured upper surface due to taste buds. The lower surface lacks taste buds and has therefore a smooth texture.
What is tongue well-papillated?
It means the tongue is normal. Papillae are the tiny protuberances on the surface of the tongue housing your tastebuds.
Why does a pig's tongue have a rough texture surface?
The papillae give the tongue a rough-textured surface which allows the tongue to move food to the back of the mouth more easily.
Is your tongue made out of bugs?
The tongue is made up of muscle, nerves and blood vessels. The top surface of the tongue is covered in taste buds.
Is a venom piercing two induvidual piercings in the tongue or a surface one?
The venom is two tongue piercings.
You have this red blotch on the surface of your tongue was is it caused by?
aids
What is the correct term for the upper surface of the tongue?
dorsum
Can tongue scrapers damage the tongue?
When used properly, tongue scrapers can remove bacteria and dead cells from your tongue's surface. However, if you use a tongue cleaner too much or too aggressively, it can damage your taste buds.
Where is the receptors taste are located at?
Most are located on the dorsal surface of the tongue. A few are found on the soft palate, epiglottis, pharynx, and inner surface of the cheeks.
Which muscle curls the tongue in a human?
The superior longitudinal muscle, an intrinsic muscle that originates within the tongue allows the tongue to curl. It runs along the superior surface of the tongue under the mucous membrane.
