Question

17. Write the function of
the tongue?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Tongue Functions

Following are the important tongue functions:

Mastication

The tongue helps in chewing.

Deglutition

It helps in swallowing food.

Taste

The tongue transmits taste signals to the brain and helps in sensing taste.

Speech

It is an important organ that facilitates speech.

Secretion

It secretes mucous and serous fluid which keeps the mouth moist.

Salivary Glands

Salivary glands comprise three pairs:

Parotid

Submaxillary

Sublingual

Parotid

It opens on the inner surface of the cheek by the duct of Stensen. It is located opposite the second upper molar tooth.

Submaxillary

It opens by Wharton’s duct on the floor of the mouth by the sides of the frenulum of the tongue.

Sublingual

It opens by the ducts of Rivinus on the floor of the mouth by the sides of the frenulum of the tongue.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

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• Tongue helps us to taste food.
• Tongue helps us to speak.
• Tongue helps us in swallowing the food.

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