Gross Anatomical Studies on the Tongue of White Leghorn
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Authors
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Shikha Saini
Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001 (Rajasthan)
Keywords:
Gross Anatomy, Tongue, White Leghorn.Abstract
In the present study, tongues of twenty five female adult White Leghorn birds were used. The tongue was
located on the floor of the oro-pharyngeal cavity in a depression between the mandibular rami and directed
downwards and backwards. The tongue was triangular in outline, roughly arrowhead shaped with pointed tip. It
was pinkish-white in colour. The tongue was distinguished into three regions- the apex, body and the root (radix).
The apex was sharp, pointed and free. The rostral half was free. Apapillary crest comprising of a row of caudally
directed papillae was present between the root and the body, having around 27-30 papillae. Ashort row of three to
four papillae extended caudally from the edges of the papillary crest bilaterally. The caudal of the tongue was
connected with the floor of the oropharynx by frenulum linguae.