17. Write the function of
the tongue?
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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.
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Answer:
★ Write the function of the tongue?
- Tongue helps us to taste food.
- Tongue helps us to speak.
- Tongue helps us in swallowing the food.
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