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| | ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
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| | *Striated muslce fibres | | *Striated muslce fibres |
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| − | ==Histology== | + | ==[[Avian Tongue - Histology|Histology]]== |
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| − | *A few caudally directed horny papillae are present
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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== |
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| − | [[Category:Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology]] | + | [[Category:Avian Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology]] |