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-as of [26 APRIL 2024]–
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-the tongue is a ‘muscular organ’ in the mouth of most ‘vertebrates’ that manipulates food for ‘mastication’, and is used in the act of ‘swallowing’-
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(it is of importance in the digestive system and is the primary organ of taste in the “gustatory system”)
(the tongue’s upper surface (aka ‘dorsum’) is covered in ‘taste buds’ housed in numerous lingual ‘papillae’)
(it is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels)
(the tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth)
(a major function of the tongue is the enabling of speech in humans and vocalization in other animals)
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(the human tongue is divided into 2 parts…)
*an ‘oral part’ at the front*
*a ‘pharyngeal part’ at the back*
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(the ‘left’ + ‘right’ sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of ‘fibrous tissue’ (the ‘lingual septum’) that results in a ‘groove’, the ‘median sulcus’ on the tongue’s ‘surface’)
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