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| ==Histology== | | ==Histology== |
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− | *A few caudally directed horny papillae are present
| + | A few caudally directed '''horny papillae''' are present on the avian tounge. There is a thick '''stratified squamous epithelium'''. The tounge is keratinised and has mucoid glands, although has no [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Taste Buds|taste buds]]. Lymphatic tissue is spread throughout the '''corium'''. |
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− | *Thick stratified squamous epithelium
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− | *Keratinised
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− | *Mucoid glands
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− | *No [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Taste Buds|taste buds]]
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− | *Lymphatic tissue spread throughout the corium
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| ==Species Differences== | | ==Species Differences== |