Histomorphological Description of the Digestive System of Pebbly Fish, Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835)

Figure 5

Oral cavity. (a) Lips: skeletal muscles (SM) and stratified squamous epithelium (SSE) with goblet cells (arrows). (b) Palate-roof of the oral cavity: epithelium (E), submucosa (SM) with irregular connective tissue, adipose tissue (ADP), skeletal muscle (M), and underlying bone (B). (c) Floor of the oral cavity: epithelium (E), laminar muscularis (LM), propria submucosa (PSM), and skeletal muscle (SM). (d) Tongue: adipose tissue (arrows), skeletal muscle (SM), connective tissue (CT), and underlying cartilage (C).

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