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a bunch of red fruit sitting on top of each other with text that reads, this is the human tongue under a microscope
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Surface of the Human Tongue

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A high energy beam scanner, called a scanning electron micrograph, was used to capture this image, which shows the surface of a human tongue. The protruding objects, called filiform papillae, can sense pressure. The flaky appearance of the papillae results from the fact that they are constantly shedding their skin to increase sensitivity. Source: Science Photo/Photo Researchers
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