Striated Muscle-Tongue

The tongue is a body of muscles, which is covered by the oral mucous membrane. The striate d muscle fibers form a three-dimensional network . This figure shows a vertical cut (frontal section) through a human tongue. The muscle fibers are arranged almost vertical to each other. This creates a fishbone pattern in the muscle tissue. Strands of muscle fibers go in many directions. The path of the blood vessels follows this pattern. After injection with Indian ink , they are clearly visible here.

Stain: van Gieson iron hematoxylin-picric acid-acid fuchsin, Indian ink injection; magnification: × 40

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgar t · New York .