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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

11. Oral Cavity

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11.5 Tongue

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Section of the tongue of a bat. The plane of section is tangential to the upper surface of the tongue.

This field shows many transversely cut filiform papillae (P1) and three transverse sections of fungiform papillae (P2).

The large fungiform papilla (below) is surrounded by a deep furrow. These fungiform papillae show a core of connective tissue (*) surrounded by a stratified squamous epithelium.

The keratin of the filiform and fungiform papillae is stained bright red with Masson’s trichrome.

Stain: Masson’s Trichrome
Magnification: ×150

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