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believe to be sensory in character, like those found in the olfactory 



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FIG. 6. Section through epidermis of human hand. (Ranvier.) //., Horny layer : consisting of s., 



superficial horny scales ; sw., swollen horny cells ; s.L, stratum lucidum. M., uete mucosum or 



Malpighian layer : consisting of p., prickle cells, and c., elongated cells forming a single stratum 



near the corium ; n., part of a plexus of nerve-fibres in the superficial layer of the cutis vera ; 



. from this plexus varicose nerve-fibrils can be traced between the cells of the Malpighian layer. 



and gustatory organs. Phylogenetically, the hederiform endings 



Fia. 7. Dogiel's small intra-epithelial baskets, seen in profile. These consist of ramifications of 

 varicose myelinated nerve-fibrils, which become expanded in contact with the prickle cells. 



with terminal baskets represent the latest form of nerve-ending 

 in the vertebrate epidermis ; they occur only in mammals. 



