Some Histological description of lingual papillae in the Millivora capenesis tongue

Abstract

The present study was conducted on three tongues of Millivora capenesis animal. Histologically, the dorsal surface was covered by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium ,while the ventral surface which covered via non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium . Five types (filliform,conical,fungi form,circumvallate and foliate)papillae were project and distributed on dorsal and lateral surface.The fillifom was similarly to threads or like hairs ,while conical was cylindrical shaped.                      The fungi _form papillae like the mashroom ,the wall contain taste       buds ,but the circumvallates papillae circular in shape and embedded in the epithelium, the foliate papillae was similar ridges, both circumvallate and foliate papillae were  contain taste buds.