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  2. Tongue map - Wikipedia

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    The misinterpreted diagram that sparked this myth shows human taste buds distributed in a "taste belt" along the inside of the tongue. Prior to this, A. Hoffmann had concluded in 1875 that the dorsal center of the human tongue has practically no fungiform papillae and taste buds, [12] and it was this finding that the diagram describes.

  3. Hyoglossus - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy figure: 34:02-09 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center "Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Diagram Archived 2005-09-09 at the Wayback Machine

  4. Frenulum of the tongue - Wikipedia

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    The thin strip of tissue that runs vertically from the floor of the mouth to the undersurface of the tongue is called the lingual frenulum. It tends to limit the movement of the tongue, and in some people, it is so short that it actually interferes with speaking. A hump of tissue near the base of the tongue houses a series of saliva gland ducts.

  5. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    dorsum of tongue, body of hyoid: lingual artery: hypoglossal nerve [CNXII] draws tip of tongue back and down 2 3 hyoglossus (ceratoglossus) head, tongue (left/right) hyoid: side of tongue: hypoglossal nerve [CNXII] depresses tongue: 2 1 chondroglossus: head, tongue (left/right) lesser cornu and body of hyoid bone: intrinsic muscular fibers of ...

  6. Tongue - Wikipedia

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    The tongue is an important accessory organ in the digestive system. The tongue is used for crushing food against the hard palate, during mastication and manipulation of food for softening prior to swallowing. The epithelium on the tongue's upper, or dorsal surface is keratinised. Consequently, the tongue can grind against the hard palate ...

  7. Human mouth - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. [2] The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth. In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system, the mouth also plays a significant role in communication.

  8. Epiglottic vallecula - Wikipedia

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    The epiglottic valleculae are paired spaces between the root of the tongue and anterior surface of the epiglottis. Each vallecula is bordered medially by the median glossoepiglottic fold and laterally by the lateral glossoepiglottic fold. The valleculae can collect saliva to prevent initiation of the swallowing reflex.

  9. Fimbriated fold of tongue - Wikipedia

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    The fimbriated fold of tongue, also plica fimbriata, is a slight fold of the mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue which runs laterally on either side of the frenulum. The free edge of the fimbriated fold occasionally exhibits a series of fringe-like processes. (Fimbria is Latin for fringe).