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What is the bacteria count in the saliva from the dorsal surface of the tongue?
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Where is the receptors taste are located at?
Most are located on the dorsal surface of the tongue. A few are found on the soft palate, epiglottis, pharynx, and inner surface of the cheeks.
How much bacteria is on the tongue?
According to Wikipedia, only 1013 cells in the human body are human cells. The rest, out of 1014, are bacteria. This gives a total of around 9 x 1013 or 90 trillion bacteria.
What kind of material is found in the mouth?
teeth tongue saliva (enzymes)
What is a buccal mucosa?
Buccal mucosa is the mucosa lining the inside of the cheeks, and lips. Although the mucosa lining the inside of the lips is sometimes referred to labial mucosa, but it essentially just a continuation of the buccal mucosa. It is composed of stratified non-keritinised epithelium.This type of epithelliem in the oral cavity is also termed 'lining mucosa'. As apposed to 'masticatory mucosa' which covers the hard palate, attached gingiva, and dorsal surface of the tongue. There is also 'specialized mucosa' which is only found on the dorsal surface f the tongue.
What is mechanical digesion?
Mechanical digestion is the act of chewing and using your tongue to mix the food with saliva.
Is the top of the tongue lateral ventral dorsal facial surface?
Yes. Ventral can mean closer to the abdomen, below or the bottom surface of an object such as ventral surface of the tongue (bottom side).
Which of these is a muscle pharynx tongue mucous saliva?
tongue
What is the mucus on the tongue?
saliva..
What is the use of saliva?
Saliva breaks down starch and fat in food, it also breaks down food caught in ones teeth, protecting them from bacteria. Saliva protects and lubricates teeth, tongue, and tissues of the mouth. It also has an important role in tasting foods.
Can tongue scrapers damage the tongue?
When used properly, tongue scrapers can remove bacteria and dead cells from your tongue's surface. However, if you use a tongue cleaner too much or too aggressively, it can damage your taste buds.
How does the body make saliva?
there are glands under the tongue that leak sort of say. when the tongue moves the saliva is spread aroung.
What is the meaning of dorsal?
Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral., Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf., Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss., A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
Where is the receptors taste are located at?
Most are located on the dorsal surface of the tongue. A few are found on the soft palate, epiglottis, pharynx, and inner surface of the cheeks.
Why does a tongue stick to a popsicle?
It is cold enough to freeze your saliva on your tongue.
What causes saliva to sink down?
Saliva sinks down, when you swallow. But Saliva kills germs on your tongue.
Why would one use tongue cleaners?
Tongue cleaners can help remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells from the surface of the tongue, which can help reduce bad breath and improve overall oral hygiene. Using a tongue cleaner also stimulates the taste buds and may improve the ability to taste food.
Why does a fly stick to a frogs tongue?
Because the saliva on the tongue is very sticky.
