Horse

TONGUE ( HORSE)
  • The body and root are narrower
  • The tip is rounded and is spatula- like
  • Prominence on the dorsum is absent
  • The mucous membrane is not pigmented
  • The vallate papillae are only two or three in number. The two constant ones are found on either side of the median line on the caudal part of the dorsum. The third one when present is behind the first two. Rarely a 4th is found
  • Besides the other papillae, another variety called foliate papillae are situated just in front of the cranial pillars of the soft palate where they form a rounded eminence marked by transverse fissures. This variety contains numerous taste buds
  • The tongue is not so protractile as in the ox and is not prehensile
  • Muscles are less developed
Last modified: Thursday, 15 July 2010, 8:47 AM