Dorsal consonants are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum). Connective tissue and skin cover the bony and cartilaginous components of the nasal dorsum. The ventral edge of the dorsum has light spots in pairs. The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. The 6th compartment is in the groove on the dorsum of inferior side of ulna. The male has a small scutum on the dorsum of the abdomen. The entire dorsum is covered with sharp spines. They are fine, small, cone-shaped papillae covering most of the dorsum of the tongue. The hyoglossus depresses and retracts the tongue and makes the dorsum more convex. Wrinkle ridges are named with the Latin designation dorsum (plural dorsa). Taste buds are mainly on the upper surface (dorsum) of the tongue. These cysts most frequently occur around the dorsum of the wrist and on the fingers. The skin on the dorsum and on top of the limbs is granular. The hair on the dorsum is light brown in colour. This decreases the angle between the dorsum of the foot and the leg.