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∙ 15y agoThe main function of the tongue is to allow an even breakdown of the food by the teeth. Imagine trying to chew your food without moving your tongue, only a small part of it will acutally get chewed.
Secondly the tongue allows you to swallow your food. If someone did not have a tongue they would never be able to swallow any solid foods.
The tongue also coats the food with saliva which helps it get digested in the stomach.
Also, the tongue is responsible for taste, which does not affect digestion, but is a good thing to be able to do anyways.
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Tongue belongs to which body system?
someone said its part of the Respitory System . im trying to ofind out now for a science project though It is shared by the speech part of the respiratory system, where it shape modulates sounds, and the digestive system where is i need to move the foor around and taste it as well as to push it down the throat.
Is your tongue a tissue and organ or an organ system?
It is an organ. A tongue is an organ because a group of tissues makes up an organ. A tongue is more than a tissue, so it must be an organ. Each type of tissue in the tongue performs an essential task to help the tongue function properly.
How does muscular system help the digestive system?
The muscular and skeletal systems work together to provide a structural framework for movement. The combined systems are sometimes referred to as the musculoskeletal system.
What body system contains the digestive system?
Gastro intestinal tract /systemThe digestive system.
Which components of the digestive system are GI tract organs and which are accessory digestive organs?
GI tract include the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The accessory digestive organs are the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
Which of these is part of the digestive system Larynx Kidneys Tongue Heart?
tongue
What body system includes the tongue?
The tongue is in the digestive and nervous systems.
Which organ system contains your tongue?
digestive system Muscular System,
Is the tongue apart of the body system?
Senses and digestive
Is the tongue a muscle that is part of the digestive system?
Yes, it is!
What digestive juices do digestive system releases?
help the digestive system
Do mollusks have a complete digestive system?
complete complex with salivary gland,digestive gland and rasping tongue (radula) may god help u*
How does the muscular system help the digestive system?
The digestive system has smooth muscle through out it, and they help move the food.
Tongue belongs to which body system?
someone said its part of the Respitory System . im trying to ofind out now for a science project though It is shared by the speech part of the respiratory system, where it shape modulates sounds, and the digestive system where is i need to move the foor around and taste it as well as to push it down the throat.
How does the digestive system help body cells?
how dose the digestive system help body cells
Do the protists in the digestive system of aminals harm them?
no they help the digestive system.
What are the 2 major diseases of they digestive system what do they do?
Colon cancer- cancer in the colon Tongue cancer- cancer on the tongue
