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Department : Opath
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The Tongue is developmentally formed from 2 lingual
swellings, foramen caecum |
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Is
a pink, muscular organ |
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Muscles of tongue
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Intrinsic muscles
Transverse, Verticalis, superior longitudinal & Inferior
longitudinal. |
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Extrinsic muscles:
Genioglossus, Palatoglossus, Hyoglossus, Styloglossus |
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Histology of Tongue:
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Layers of Tongue formed are: mucosa, submucosa mucosa
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Epithelium - stratified squamous epithelium |
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Types of papillae -
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i. Filiform |
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ii. Foliate – Rudimentary |
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iii.Circumvallate |
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iv. Fungiform |
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