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Twelve heads of normal adult (18\u201324\u2009months) apparently healthy goats of both sexes were collected from local commercial slaughterhouses in Qena Governorate, Egypt. The oral cavity was dissected, and samples were collected for both light and SEM. The soft palate of the goat formed the caudal continuation of the hard palate. It was relatively short, it extended from the level of the caudal border of the last upper molar tooth to terminate caudally against the base of the epiglottis. The oral mucous membrane of the soft palate was covered by non\u2010keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The lamina propria and submucosa contained connective tissue fibers, diffuse and nodular lymphatic tissue, striated muscle fibers, and a large number of mucous and serous palatine glands. By SEM, the ventral surface had several rounded openings occupied by flower\u2010like structures. These openings represented the entrances to the palatine glands. The palatine tonsil was large and protruded from a fossa in the lateral wall of the oropharynx. It had 2\u20133 elongated irregular openings that lead to the underlying crypts. These crypts were well\u2010developed and lined by non\u2010keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The epithelium of the tonsillar crypts directly covered lymphoid tissue and was infiltrated by lymphocytes. Tonsillar glands of pure mucous type were demonstrated. In conclusion, the study provides the basic morphological features of soft palate, as well as the palatine tonsil of the goat by gross observation, light and SEM. The palatine tonsils of goat were well\u2010developed with extensive crypt system, suggesting their essential role in the immunological response against antigens that enter through the oral cavity. The current findings may be useful to understand the role of the palatine tonsil in immunity and disease pathogenesis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Research Highlights<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The study reported the basic morphological features of soft palate and palatine tonsil of goat.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The ventral surface of the soft palate had several rounded openings occupied by flower\u2010like structures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The palatine tonsils of goat were well\u2010developed with extensive crypt system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The findings might help to understand the role of the palatine tonsil in immunity and disease pathogenesis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<\/jats:list><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jemt.24346","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,16]],"date-time":"2023-05-16T06:06:47Z","timestamp":1684217207000},"page":"1091-1098","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Morphology of the soft palate and palatine tonsil of the goat (<i>Capra hyricus<\/i>)"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"86","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6402-2944","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed A. 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