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==Species Differences==

==Species Differences==

[[Image:Pig Tongue.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Pig Tongue'' <br> Pollo 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]

[[Image:Pig Tongue.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Pig Tongue'' <br> Pollo 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]

===Canine===

===Canine===

*Stretch receptors in the tongue

There are stretch receptors in the tongue and they use the tongue to lose heat by panting.

 

*Uses the tongue to lose heat by panting

===Ruminant===

===Ruminant===

*Tongue is heavily keratinised with long papillae for eating (protective surface)

The tongue is heavily keratinised with long papillae for eating (protective surface). The ox has lenticular papillae which are hard and horny due to heavy keratinisation.

 

*Ox has lenticular papillae which are hard and horny due to heavy keratinisation

===Feline===

===Feline===

*Long papillae for grooming so tongue is rough

Feline species have long papillae for grooming, so their tongue is rough.

===Porcine===

===Porcine===

*Most of the papillae are soft, long and directed caudally

Most of the papillae are soft, long and directed caudally.

===[[Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|Avian]] ===

===[[Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|Avian]] ===

*There is a bone present  

There is a bone present , it is mainly used for manipulation of food rather than vocalisation like in mammals. Parrots use the tongue to produce human sounds (see [[Syrinx - Anatomy & Physiology#Species differences|here]])

 

*It is mainly used for manipulation of food rather than vocalisation like in mammals

 

*Parrots use the tongue to produce human sounds (see [[Syrinx - Anatomy & Physiology#Species differences|here]])

==Test yourself with the Tongue & Facial Muscle Flashcards==

==Test yourself with the Tongue & Facial Muscle Flashcards==