Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 1(2), pp. 30 - 33
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010202
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Anatomical Studies on the Sublingual Caruncles of the Goat

Mohamed A. A. Mahdy^1,*, Kamal E. H. Abdalla², Salma A. Mohamed^1
1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
² Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt

ABSTRACT

The present study was carried out to investigate the structure of the sublingual caruncles of the goat. Specimens were studied by gross anatomy, morphometery, light and scanning electron microscopy. Results show that the sublingual floor of the oral cavity consisted of a rostral prefrenular part and two lateral sublingual recesses. The sublingual caruncles had a rostrolaterally directed serrated border, this border divided into three papillae differ in shape and direction. At higher magnification, the surface of sublingual caruncle showed two patterns of microplicae. This study provides a baseline data for clinical studies, this is the first study provide detailed structure of the sublingual caruncle of goat.

KEYWORDS
Sublingual Caruncle, Goat, SEM (Scanning electron microscopy)

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mohamed A. A. Mahdy , Kamal E. H. Abdalla , Salma A. Mohamed , "Anatomical Studies on the Sublingual Caruncles of the Goat," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 30 - 33, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010202.

(b). APA Format:
Mohamed A. A. Mahdy , Kamal E. H. Abdalla , Salma A. Mohamed (2013). Anatomical Studies on the Sublingual Caruncles of the Goat. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 1(2), 30 - 33. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2013.010202.