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 pre...
1977 . Functional anatomy of the tongue and mouth of mammals . In: Weijnen JAWM , Mendelson J , editors. Drinking behavior . New York : Plenum Press . p. 1 – 92 .Halpern BP. 1977. Functional anatomy of the tongue and mouth of mammals . In: Weijnen JAWM, Mendelson J, editors. ,...
(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...
mouth, in human anatomy,orificethrough which food and air enter the body. The mouth opens to the outside at thelipsand empties into thethroatat the rear; its boundaries are defined by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, andglottis. It is divided into two sections: thevestibule, the...
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 ...
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. ...
Anatomy Thehypoglossalnerve runs under thetongueand controls all tongue movements. The nucleus is located in the medulla beneath the lower part of thefourth ventricle. It receives fibers from bothcerebral hemispheres, with one exception. The cells serving thegenioglossusmuscle receive onlycontralateralfi...
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...