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Dermal papillae
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| Papilla of the hand, treated with acetic acid. Magnified 350 times. A. Side view of a papilla of the hand. a. Cortical layer. b. Tactile corpuscle. c. Small nerve of the papilla, with neurolemma. d. Its two nervous fibers running with spiral coils around the tactile corpuscle. e. Apparent termination of one of these fibers. B. A tactile papilla seen from above so as to show its transverse section. a. Cortical layer. b. Nerve fiber. c. Outer layer of the tactile body, with nuclei. d. Clear interior substance. |
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| Latin | papillae dermis |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | p_03/12610332 |
The dermal papilla are extensions of the dermis into the epidermis. They sometimes can be perceived at the surface of the skin.
- Dictionary at eMedicine papilla+of+dermis
- Organology at UC Davis Integument/horn/horn3/horn4 - "Mammal, bovine horn (LM, Medium)"
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