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- Function: Taste, chewing, swallowing and speech formationMSN Encarta: Tongue (Anatomy)
- Average adult has about 9,000 taste budsBetter Health Channel: Tongue
- Taste receptors include sweet, sour, salty and bitter.Innerbody: Tongue (Taste Areas)
- Ageusia is a condition in which people cannot detect taste.National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Taste Disorders
- Reduced ability to detect certain flavors is referred to as hypogeusiaNational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Taste Disorders
- Part of the digestive system.University of Leeds: Introductory Anatomy: Digestive System
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The tongue assists with chewing and swallowing, and also contains the neurons which are responsible for the sense of taste. It is a muscle located in the mouth, and is covered with a mucous membrane.MSN Encarta: Tongue (Anatomy)
Tongue Health
Several factors can impact the health of the tongue such as nutritional deficiencies, medicines, use of tobacco products and hygiene.MSN Health: What Your Tongue is Telling You About Your Health The Dental Venue: Smoking and Oral Health Revolution Health: Brushing the Tongue-
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Tongue Questions
My tongue is sore. How to make it not sore? 4 AnswersSoak in warm epsom salt water, it should take the soreness out in a few days. read more
According to Ripleys 1 in 1000 people can fold their tongue. Are you one of them? 4 AnswersYes, I can fold my tongue. When I was growing up, I was the only person I knew that could do it. People used to make me do it all the time and then ask how I ... read more
How do you stop the tongue of your high-tops from sliding down the side of your foot? 5 AnswersVSA: Pull up the tongue, lace your shoes the right way and all the way up, then tie them at the top. read more
How long is Gene Simmons tongue? 2 AnswersIt has been measured at over 7 inches long!http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005430/biohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_SimmonsInterestingly, the average length of a... read more
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Tongue Books and Research
- Google Books: Tongue Books
- Google Books: Diseases of the Tongue
- Amazon.com: Tongue Books
- Amazon.com: Tongue Piercing and Potential Oral Complications... Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Amazon.com: Mirror Of Health:Tongue Diagnosis In Chinese Medicine
- PubMed Central: Articles and Journals about the Tongue
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My tongue is on fire. I'm shaking.
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I have really bloodshot eyes and a spotty tongue. its not nice this whatever it is...i'll probably still be in tomorrow:)
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@Tweet_Words double tongue
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For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, "It might have been" *John Greenleaf*
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