. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Veterinary anatomy. THE MOUTH. 403 only exist at the base of the tongue, where two of their number, very developed and composite, correspond to the blind foramina of Morgagm (foramen ctecum). At the base of a certain number of the fungiform and calyciform papillae is a band of adenoid tissue. It is generally beheved that these three kinds of papillae have each a distinct function; the filiform are to retain the alimentary and sapid substances on the surface of the tongue, the fungiform are tactile organs, and the calyciform are gustatory.
. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Veterinary anatomy. THE MOUTH. 403 only exist at the base of the tongue, where two of their number, very developed and composite, correspond to the blind foramina of Morgagm (foramen ctecum). At the base of a certain number of the fungiform and calyciform papillae is a band of adenoid tissue. It is generally beheved that these three kinds of papillae have each a distinct function; the filiform are to retain the alimentary and sapid substances on the surface of the tongue, the fungiform are tactile organs, and the calyciform are gustatory. 2. Muscles.—Beneath the mucous membrane, on the dorsal surface of the tongue, is a cylindrical fibrous cord, which sometimes attains the thickness of a large goose-quill. This cord is situated in the median plane, near the middle part of the organ, and is from 2 to 3 inches long. It may be considered as a fibrous support to the muscular tissue, and it sometimes directly adheres to the deep surface of the mucous membrane. At other times, it is only connected Fig. FORAMEN OF MORGAGNI IN THE horse's tongue (SEEN FROM above).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chauveau, A. (Auguste), 1827-1917; Arloing, S. (Saturnin), 1846-1911; Fleming, George, 1833-1901. New York, D. Appleton
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