Tongue anatomy. 19th century artwork of a transverse section through the tongue. Nerves are white,arteries are red and veins are blue. Filiform papillae,which sense pressure,cover most of the surface of the tongue. Also seen is a rounder fungiform papilla (top centre),which contains tastebuds. This anatomical artwork is plate 15 from volume 5 (1839) of 'Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme' (1831-1854). This 8-volume anatomy atlas was produced by the French physician and anatomist Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849). The illustrations were by Nicolas-Henri Jacob (1781-1871) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 3780 px × 5415 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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