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Table 2 The marginal lingual papillae

From: Functional morphological study on the tongue of the adult Egyptian geese (Alopochen egyptiacus)

Measurements

Mean ± SD

Rostral group (row):

 

-number of papillae.

9–10

- Length of the row (mm).

12.43±0.61

-beginning caudal to lingual tip (mm).

7.69±0.49

-end in front frenulum linguae (mm).

12.61±0.43

Caudal group (row):

 

-number of papillae.

6–7

-length of the row (mm).

20.57±0.62

-beginning rostral to frenulum linguae (mm).

10.53±0.09

-end in front transverse row of lingual papillae (mm).

9.18±0.18

Transverse row of lingual papillae:

 

-number of papillae.

7–9

-length of this row (mm).

10.96±0.31