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Tongue and Lip

 

Tongue - Circumvallate Papillae

 


Identification Points

1. Surface lined by stratified squamous

 non-keratinized epithelium.

2. Taste buds are present on

lateral surface.

3. Cut sections of muscles and 

seromucous glands seen.




Tongue - Fungiform and Filiform Papillae

Fungiform Papillae


Filliform Papillae

Identification Points

1. Surface lined by stratified squamous 

non-keratinized epithelium.

2. Taste buds present on

apical surface of fungiform

papillae.

3. Filiform papillae does not

contain taste buds.





Lip

 

1. External surface lined by thin skin and

 inner mucosal surface lined by oral epithelium.

2. Red margin-mucocutaneous junction

 of skin and mucous membrane.

3. Central core of skeletal muscle (orbicularis oris).