OralRegion
Tongue(continued)
Plate60

Epiglottis
Median glossoepiglottic fold
Lateral glossoepiglottic fold
Vallecula
Palatopharyngeal arch and muscle (
cut
)
Palatine tonsil (
cut
)
Lingual tonsil (lingual nodules)
Palatoglossal arch and muscle (
cut
)
Foramen cecum
Terminal sulcus
Vallate papillae
Foliate papillae
Filiform papillae
Fungiform papilla
Midline groove (median sulcus)
Dorsum of tongue
Lingual tonsil
Root
Body
Apex
Filiform papillae
Fungiform papilla
Keratinized tip
of papilla
Intrinsic muscle
Duct of gland
Crypt
Lymph follicles
Mucous glands
Vallate papilla
Taste buds
Furrow
Lingual glands (serous glands of von Ebner)
Schematic stereogram: area indicated above
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