

THE MOUTH 



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papillae, by their large size, rounded eminences, and deep red color. They are 

 narrow at their attachment to the tongue, but broad and rounded at their free 

 extremities, and covered with secondary papillae. 



PJiaryngopalatine arch 

 i Palatine tonsil 



Glossopalatine arch 

 Buccinator 



Isthmus 

 fawium 



'Fungiform papillae 



FIG. 1014. The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. 



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FIG. 1015. Circumvallate papilla in vertical section, showing arrangement of the taste-buds and nerves. 



The papillae filiformes (filiform or conical papillce) (Fig. 1016) cover the anterior 

 two-thirds of the dorsum. They are very minute, filiform in shape, and arranged 



