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===Conical===
===Conical===
*Not in horses
*Caudal 1/3 of tongue
*Point caudally
*No taste buds
*Thick epithelium
[[Image:Foliate_Papillae_Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Foliate Papillae (Cat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Foliate_Papillae_Cat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Foliate Papillae (Cat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
===Foliate===
===Foliate===
*8 to 12 papillae in parallel folds, one either side of tongue midline
*Stratified squamous epithelium
*Caudal 1/3 of tongue
*Taste buds present
*Glands
*Lymphatics present
[[Image:Circumvallate Papillae.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Circumvallate Papillae (Goat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Circumvallate Papillae.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Circumvallate Papillae (Goat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
===Vallate===
===Vallate===
*3 to 6
*Often secondary papillae in taste buds
*Broad glands
*Caudal 1/3 of tongue
*Taste buds present
*Lymphatic tissue present
===Fungiform===
===Fungiform===
*Red dots on tongue surface
*Keratinised, stratified squamous epithelium
*Blood vessels
*Loss of heat via panting in dogs
*Rostral 2/3 of tongue
*Taste buds present
[[Image:Filoform Papillae Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Filoform Papillae Histology (Cat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Filoform Papillae Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Filoform Papillae Histology (Cat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
===Filoform===
===Filoform===
*Most numerous
*Points caudally
*No taste buds
*No glands
*No lymphatics
*Smallest
*Thick keratin on stratified squamous epithelium
*Very prominent in cat
*Rostral 2/3 of tongue
==Taste Buds==
==Taste Buds==