Gazala Noor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University, Lucknow
, Medical Terms
• lingua; / glossa- Tongue
• Macroglossia- largerTongue
• Dynia/algia-pain
• Pyrosis- burning pain
• Papilla/Papillae-Papillae
Types of Papillae
1.fungiform, 2.filiform, 3.circumvallate (or vallate), and
4.foliate
Palatine/faucial) tonsils- commonly referred to as
tonsils, are bundles of lymphatic tissue located in the
lateral oropharynx.
• Taste bud- one of the small cells on tongue that allow to
recognize the flavours of food and drink.