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Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of the Tongue in the Owl ( Strix uralensis )
Author(s) -
Emura S.,
Chen H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2008.00871.x
Subject(s) - tongue , apex (geometry) , anatomy , dorsum , lingual papilla , biology , pathology , medicine
Summary The dorsal lingual surfaces of adult owl ( Strix uralensis ) were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The length of the tongue was about 2 cm. The tip of the tongue of the owl was bifid. Three parts were distinguished in the tongue of the owl: the apex, the body and the root of the tongue. The conical region between the lingual apex and lingual root was a very wide area. There were thread‐shaped processes/cells of epithelium in the lingual apex. The small or large conical papillae were observed on the lingual body. The many openings of the lingual glands existed in the lingual body and lingual root.