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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.


What type of membrane is also an organ system?

The skin is an example of a membrane that also serves as an organ system. It is the largest organ in the body and helps to protect internal organs, regulate body temperature, and sense the external environment.


What is an organ that contains receptor cells called?

An organ that contains receptor cells is called a sensory organ. These organs perceive external stimuli such as light, sound, touch, taste, and smell and transmit this information to the brain for processing.


Organ that mixes food in the mouth and initiates swallowing?

The organ responsible for mixing food in the mouth and initiating swallowing is the tongue. It helps move food around in the mouth to mix it with saliva and then pushes the food to the back of the mouth to start the swallowing process.


Eyes ears tongue nose and skin are all examples of what organs?

They are the examples of sensory organs of the human bodyEyes, ears, tongue, nose, and skin are examples of sensory or sense organs.Sensory OrgansSensory organs.Although there is a medical specialty called Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat, that does not mean that these are all part of a single organ. They are not. Everything you listed is a separate organ, not part of one larger organ. However, they are all part of the organism. Perhaps that is what you are thinking of.Actually the tongue is not an organ at all, it is a muscle,

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Is a leaf external or internal?

Leaf is an external organ of the plant


Is the uterus internal or external?

The uterus is an internal reproductive organ in the female reproductive system. It is located in the pelvic cavity between the bladder and the rectum.


What is the the tongue muscle known as?

The Tongue is actually a collection of muscles, both internal and external.The external muscles reposition the tongue, while the internal muscles alter the shape of the tongue for talking and swallowing.A list of both external and internal muscles can be found at the Wikipedia article listed below.If you would like to learn about keeping your tongue muscles in shape, you look at the list of tongue twisters found in the harvestall link below.


What is the largest internal organ int the human body?

the largest internal body of the human is brain


Is a prostate gland an external organ?

you could say its an organ but a more correct term would be a gland.


Does the Atlantic salmon have internal or external fertilization?

internal external not internal external not


Is bearded dragons development internal or external?

its internal


Mobile organ that initiates swallowing?

The tongue. The tongue.


What is the difference between external and iternal development?

Internal development happens within the body such as organ growth. External growth can be considered to be skin, facial hair, and height. Is that what you are looking for?


Is a polar bear external or internal?

Is a salmon internal or external?


What tissue that protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces is what?

The skin is the tissue or organ that covers and protects the human body. It is the largest organ of the human body and serves multiple purposes.


What is internal and external sources?

What is internal and external sources?