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The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod.It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste.
The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the mouth.It comprises stratified squamous epithelium, termed "oral epithelium", and an underlying connective tissue termed lamina propria. [1]
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 body of the hyoid bone is the central part of the hyoid bone. [clarification needed]At the front, the body is convex and directed forward and upward. It is crossed in its upper half by a well-marked transverse ridge with a slight downward convexity, and in many cases a vertical median ridge divides it into two lateral halves.
The uvula (pl.: uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers.
Kuih lidah is a traditional kuih for the Bruneian Malay people in Papar in the states of Sabah in Malaysia. [2] References
Kue lidah kucing (lit. 'cat tongue kue') is a small Indonesian biscuit shaped somewhat like a cat's tongue (long and flat). [1] They are sweet and crunchy. This cookie is a Dutch-influenced cookie due to the historical tie between Indonesia and the Netherlands . [ 2 ]