Tongue WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Tongue
The tongue is the large bundle of skeletal muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition). It is the primary organ of taste. Much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels to help it move....Read more at Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The tongue is able to move in nearly every direction, expand, compress and display a fine degree of articulation.1
- The tongue is vital for jump-starting the digestive process by guiding and molding food as well as perceiving its taste and texture, shaping the mouth to create speech.1
- The tongue is also a peripheral sense organ, and helps to perceive the sensation of taste and responds to pressure, heat and pain.1
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Latest Headlines on Tongue
What is the Anatomy of the Tongue?
- Dental Venue: Anatomy of the Tongue
- Howstuffworks: Tongue Anatomy
- Face and Emotion: The Anatomy of the Tongue
What is the Histology of the Tongue?
- Visual Histology: Visual Histology of the Tongue
- Google Books: Anatomy and Histology of the Tongue
- Histology-World: Tongue Histology
- YouTube: Shotgun Histology Tongue
What is the Physiology and Function of the Tongue?
- Colorado State University: Physiology of Taste
- HomeRemedies: The Funtion of the Tongue
- WikiAnswers: What is the Function of a Human Tongue?
- Howstuffworks: The Tongue and Taste | The Tongue and Speech
Selected Conditions and Disorders Affecting the Tongue
- Organized Wisdom: Tongue Cancer | Tongue Tie | Geographic Tongue | Lingua Fissurata | Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome | Hypogeusia | Ageusia
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Tongue
- Yahoo Answers: What Type of Muscle is the Tongue and What is Their Function and Location
- HealthBoards: White Lump on Tongue...PLEASE Help!
- DailyStrength: Tongue Disorders
- Health Blog: Scrape Your Tongue to Vanquish Bad Breath
Foundations and Support Groups on Tongue
- National Cancer Institute: Oral Cancer
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Official Site
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Verbal Apraxia Support Groups
- Oral Health Foundation: Official Site
- Baylor Oral health Foundation: Official Site
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Tongue
- PubMed Central: Articles About the Tongue
- JAMA: Scientific and Medical Articles About the Tongue
- Google Scholar: Recent Articles on the Tongue
Clinical Trials on Tongue
- ClincalTrials.gov: Tongue Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Trial Listings on Tongue
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Howstuffworks: Tongue Facts
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Tounge, Tung
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2008
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