Tongue Flashcards
1
Q
- It lies on the floor of the oral cavity;
free apex, meaty body and caudal root - straighted muscle fibers running in all portions
- Free Apex
- Meaty Body
- Caudal Root
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Tongue
2
Q
Functions:
1. To aid the ingestion of food.
2. To carry the receptors for the sensation of taste
3. To help in the formation of a food bolus ready for swallowing
4. To groom the fur
5. To assist thermoregulation
6. To produce vocalization
A
Tongue
3
Q
Tongue is covered by ________________.
A
Mucus Membrane
4
Q
- cornified and aid in licking
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Mechanical Papillae
5
Q
- smallest and most humerus,
- located on the rostral 2/3 of the tongue
- looks like hair
A
Filiform Papillae
6
Q
- bigger but less frequent;
- at the dorsal of the tongue;
- 1/3 of the tongue;
- each stand on a wide circular base
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Conical Papillae
7
Q
- present in rostral half of the tongue of the newborn carnivores and piglets;
- aids in sucking milk;
- disappear when diet turns to solid
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Marginal Papillae
8
Q
- covered in taste buds
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Gustatory Papillae
9
Q
- looks like tiny mushrooms/fungi
- on the rostral 2/3 of the tongue
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Fungiform Papillae
10
Q
- series of leaf shape ridges separated by the crips
- located at the dorsal lateral border
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Foliate Papillae
11
Q
- circular projections
- largest and least numerus;
- 3-6 in dogs
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Vallate Papillae
