Tongue and Taste
Mouth

Author: Gianpiero Pescarmona
Date: 08/11/2009

Description

The tongue is a muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition). It is the primary organ of taste, as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds.

Taste buds structure

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