Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. Zoology. an analogous organ in invertebrate animals. the tongue of an animal, as an ox, beef, or sheep, used for food, often pre...
Anatomy.the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. Zoology.an analogous organ in invertebrate animals. the tongue of an animal, as an ox, beef, or sheep, used for food, often prepare...
Halpern BP. 1977. Functional anatomy of the tongue and mouth of mam- mals. In: Weijnen JAWM, Mendelson J, editors. Drinking behavior. New York: Plenum Press. p. 1-92.Halpern, B. P. Functional anatomy of the tongue and mouth of mammals. In: Drinking Behavior. Oral Stimulation, ...
In mammals the tongue aids in creating negative pressure within the oral cavity that enables sucking, and it is an important accessory organ in chewing and swallowing; it is also a major bearer of taste buds and, in humans, an aid to speech. muscular anatomy of the tongueThe intricate ...
(anatomy) A muscular organ located on the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates which may serve various functions, such as taking and swallowing food or tasting or as a tactile organ or sometimes a prehensile organ. (geology) A minor rock-stratigraphic unit of limited geographic...
Taste development: differential growth rates of tongue regions in humans. Brain Res Dev Brain Res - EC, Hutchinson, et al. () Citation Context ...ce. KEY WORDS: Vallates papillae; Tongue;sAnatomy. INTRODUCTION The tongue is the main sensorial organ of the palate. It is a structure that...
1.(Anatomy) a movable mass of muscular tissue attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates. It is the organ of taste and aids the mastication and swallowing of food. In man it plays an important part in the articulation of speech sounds. ...
Book2023,Craniofacial Anatomy and Forensic Identification GloriaNusse Explore book Tongue Thetonguehas been studied as abiometricunit for identification in the last few years[30,31]. Because it is an internal organ that is visible from outside the body, its unique individual characteristics can be ...
The functions of the tongue are multitasking, and as such, the tongue rarely receives the attention in textbooks it deserves. This chapter highlights the complex muscular anatomy of the tongue that is based on intrinsic and extrinsic musculature. Four cranial nerves, i.e., lingual nerve from the...
True | False1. The tongue is a flexible, muscular organ in the mouth of most organisms that manipulates and tastes food. True | False2. A goat has a specialized tongue that it uses to smell for food. True | False3. The long and slender tongue of a giraffe grabs leaves from the bran...