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Nerve endings in the tongue are specialized sensory receptors that play a crucial role in taste perception and the sensation of texture, temperature, and pain. These endings include taste buds, which contain taste receptor cells that respond to different taste modalities: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Additionally, other nerve endings detect tactile sensations and temperature, contributing to the overall experience of eating and drinking. The rich innervation of the tongue helps facilitate communication between the oral cavity and the nervous system.
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The condition of this cranial nerve pair is checked by asking a patient to stick out his tongue?
The cranial nerve pair being tested by asking the patient to stick out their tongue is the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII). Dysfunction of this nerve can result in a deviation of the tongue towards the affected side, weakness or atrophy of the tongue muscles, and difficulty with speech and swallowing.
How does you tongue connect to your brain?
The tongue connects to the brain through a network of nerves, primarily the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII), which controls its movement. Additionally, sensory information from the tongue, including taste, is transmitted to the brain via the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) for the front two-thirds of the tongue and the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX) for the back third. These pathways enable the brain to process taste, texture, and temperature, allowing for coordinated movements and sensory experiences.
What nerve sends messages to the brain from the tongue?
The "Lingual Nerve"The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3), itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve, which supplies sensory innervation to the tongue. It also carries fibers from the facial nerve, which return taste information from the anterior two thirds of the tongue.Source:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingual_nerve
Function of nerve ending?
Where you get pain
Taste fibers to anterior two thirds of the tongue are carried by?
the Chorda Tympani nerve ( a branch of the facial nerve VII) which joins the lingual nerve medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle.
What nerve is in the tongue?
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What nerve transmits sensory information from the tongue?
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
What is Nerve supply of tip of the tongue?
The tip of the tongue is supplied by the lingual nerve, a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V3). It provides sensory innervation to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, including the tip.
The condition of this cranial nerve pair is checked by asking a patient to stick out his tongue?
The cranial nerve pair being tested by asking the patient to stick out their tongue is the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII). Dysfunction of this nerve can result in a deviation of the tongue towards the affected side, weakness or atrophy of the tongue muscles, and difficulty with speech and swallowing.
What nerve innervates all the muscles of the tongue except palatglossus?
hypoglossal nerve
What happens to your tongue if you hit a nerve?
it will hurt
What is the sending end of a nerve cell?
it is the nerve ending
Where in the nose are the nerve ending for smell?
in the olfactory nerve
Which one of the following nerves serves the anterior tongue's?
The chorda tympani nerve, a branch of the facial nerve, serves the anterior two-thirds of the tongue for taste sensation.
How does you tongue connect to your brain?
The tongue connects to the brain through a network of nerves, primarily the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII), which controls its movement. Additionally, sensory information from the tongue, including taste, is transmitted to the brain via the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) for the front two-thirds of the tongue and the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX) for the back third. These pathways enable the brain to process taste, texture, and temperature, allowing for coordinated movements and sensory experiences.
What muscle is joined by the lingual nerve to the brain?
Tongue
Does your fingers or your tongue have more nerve endings?
Finger tip has numerous nerve endings and that's why they are too sensitive. Similar is the case with tongue which has numerous nerves in order to propagate the taste sensation from the taste buds on the tongue
