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This media file is a photograph of an open textbook page, displaying anatomical illustrations and accompanying text about the tongue and taste. The subjects are the scientific diagrams and the printed words. The diagrams depict cross-sections of the tongue, illustrating taste buds, papillae (vallate, filiform, and fungiform), taste cells, taste hairs, serous glands, and nerves. One diagram shows an open mouth with the tongue exposed, labeling different parts. Another diagram provides a more detailed view of a taste bud. The visible text includes the chapter title "Taste and the Tongue," followed by sections on "The Taste Buds" and "The Physiology of Taste." Specific details within the text discuss the anatomy of the tongue, its role in taste, the structure and function of taste buds, and the locations on the tongue where different tastes are perceived (sweet, salty, sour, bitter). It also mentions the tongue's sensitivity to temperature, pain, touch, and pressure. Figure captions, such as "Figure 13:27 The sites of the nerve endings of the sense of taste in the tongue" and "Figure 13:28 Top: A section of the vallate papilla. Bottom: A section of a taste bud," are also present. The page number "213" and a header "THE SPECIAL SENS" are visible at the top. The scene is a close-up of a book's open pages, likely in a study or educational setting. There are no people, specific time of day, weather, or emotional cues. The location context provided (Jalingo, Nigeria) is external information not directly discernible from the image itself. The focus is purely on the educational content presented in the textbook.
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