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The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouthof a typical vertebrate. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva and is richly supplied with nervesand blood vessels. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth.[2] A major function of the tongue is the enabling of speech in humans and vocalization in other animals.The human tongue is divided into three parts, an oral part at the front and a pharyngeal part at the back. The left and right sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum) that results in a groove, the median sulcus, on the tongue's surface.There are two groups of muscles of the tongue. The four intrinsic muscles alter the shape of the tongue and are not attached to bone. The four paired extrinsic muscles change the position of the tongue and are anchored to bone.
Digestive System
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Organ that mixes food in the mouth and initiates swallowing?
tongue
What do you if you get a puss pocket in your tongue after a tongue a piercing?
what do you if you get a puss pocket in your tongue after a tongue a piercing"
Is tongue a nouns?
Tongue can be a noun, as in the tongue in your mouth. It becomes a verb if you lick your lips with your tongue.
Mobile organ that initiates swallowing?
The tongue. The tongue.
The 1st most strongest muscle in our body?
tongue tongue tongue
What specific muscle of the tongue does a tongue piercing go through?
your tongue
Is tongue a synonym for language?
Yes it is, tongue and mother tongue as a synonym.
Is their a bone in your tongue?
No, there is no bone in your tongue. The tongue is a muscle, and only a muscle.
What is tongue piercing?
A tongue piercing is a piercing through the tongue or any part of the tongue, including the web underneath.
What is a sentence for tongue?
Hot peppers made my tongue burn.I bit my tongue!He couldn't feel his tongue when the dentist numbed the boy's tooth.
Tongue crib appliance?
A tongue crib is a metal device on the roof of your mouth that trains your tongue to not touch your teeth if your a "tongue thruster". When you tongue thrust your tongue pushes on your teeth, pushing them forward therefore making your top jaw push out and create an overbite. Sources:I am a tongue thruster and I have a tongue crib.
Tongue has taste buds to determine?
Four taste sensations: bitter (back of the tongue) sweet (tip of the tongue) salty (tip of the tongue) sour (sides of the tongue)
