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LABORATORY METHODS OF 



TONGUE:. 



The tongue is the special organ of the sense of taste, 

 and is placed in the oral cavity. It is covered with a 

 layer of stratified epithelial cells. The mucous mem- 

 brane studded with the little projections called, papilke, 

 upon which you find little taste buds. The m.uscle 

 layers run in every direction. It is well supplied 

 with blood vessels and lymphatics. The nerves are of 



SECTION OP THE TONGUE. 



1, mucosa, showing three papillas, covered with squamous 

 epithelial cells; 2, stratified epithelium; 3, taste buds; 4 

 muscular layer; 5, adipose tissue. 



