Tongue

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tongue

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the extrinsic muscle count?Four extrinsic muscles (genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, palatoglossus) control tongue position
2. How many muscles are in the tongue?The tongue has eight muscles: four inside that change its shape and four outside that move it around. This lets it do many different movements.
3. What are the different papillae on the tongue?The tongue's surface has special bumps called papillae. Filiform give texture, fungiform hold taste buds, circumvallate are big bumps at the back, and foliate are on the sides.

Intrinsic Muscles: Muscles located entirely within the tongue, responsible for changing its shape.
Extrinsic Muscles: Muscles originating outside the tongue but inserting into it, responsible for moving the tongue.
Deglutition: The complex physiological process of swallowing food or liquid.
Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.