Figure 2-46: Dorsal aspect of oral cavity, showing Figure 2-47: Floor of the oral cavity; main part 
hard palate and soft palate. Note four well-developed formed by spoon-shaped tongue, 
rostral palatine rugae, and four smaller caudal pairs, 
which do not fuse completely in midline. 
Figure 2-48: Cheek pouch in situ, demonstrating superfi- 
cial position of this structure. Note mucous membrane, 
which forms delicate longitudinal folds. 
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