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The edge of the tongue mucosa above and there are many small protrusions, called the tongue papillae. Its shape can be divided into filiform papillae, fungiform papillae, papillae. filiform papillae largest number, smallest, a white cashmere-like, around the tongue, has a sensory function. small number of fungiform papillae, slightly larger filiform papillae, small round projection for the red, scattered among the filiform papillae, more common in the tongue and the tongue edge, containing taste buds. Largest papillae, 7 to 11, arranged at the front boundary ditches, ditch the epithelial wall, there are many taste buds. |