give functions of tongue
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The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.
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- It is a muscular, fleshy organ and roughly triangular in shape.
- It lies along the floor of buccal cavity .
- Upper surface of tongue show numorous projection called papillae.
- Some paplillae bears sensory receptors called taste buds.
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