Question

What are the parts of the human tongue and its function?

Answer 1

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surfaces of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

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.

The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste, called umami, results from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tastes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

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Answer 2

Heyaa folk,

⇒The human tongue is divided into two parts -
1 ) An oral part.
2) A pharyngeal part.

⇒The tongue is a muscular organ in our mouth.

⇒ The parts of tongue -
1 ) Epiglottis => The main function of the epiglottis is to seal off the windpipe during eating.
2) Terminal sulcus => To marking the separation between the anterior.
3) Vavalo papilla => To increase the area of contact and friction between the tongue and food.
4) Dorsum => Enabling of speech in humans.
5) Palatin tonsils => To assist in defending the body from respiratory infections.

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