The tongue is probably the strongest part of the human body. It is the only muscle in our body that has one end that moves freely, unattached to any other body structures and at its other end attached to eight other muscles.
On an average, the women have a shorter tongue than men, an adult man's average tongue length is 3.3 inches (8.5 cm), and an adult woman's average tongue length is 3.1 inches (7.9 cm).
While it is true that the tongue contains taste buds, other taste cells are found at the back of the throat, on the epiglottis, the cheek and also the nose. The tongue is as important as the teeth, it contains 3000 to 10000 taste buds. The tongue map myth that suggests that there are different taste buds for different taste on the tongue …show more content…
When eating, the tongue helps in the mixing process of food. When you are talking, the tongue binds and contorts itself to form alphabets and letters. The tongue filter out germs using linguinal tonsils. Even when we are asleep, the tongue constantly pushes saliva down our throat.
The tongue can only detect taste when it is there is a presence of saliva that allows for it to be moist. It becomes incapable of identifying taste when dry
The tongue is the best way to identify a person, just like fingerprint, the tongue print is act as an identification tool. Just think about it, the tongue is forever always in the mouth and so they is no way for anyone to forge the print.
The expression “has cat got your tongue?” can be traced to the ancient Egypt times, where the tongue of blasphemers were cut off and fed to cats. Another story traced the origin to 2500 years ago in ancient Assyria, a time when conquered soldiers and criminals tongues were cut off and fed to the king’s cat.
While sticking out your tongue is considered rude in many Nigerian cultures, in other part of the world, Tibet to be precise, it is used as a form of greeting, a sign of respect to others. It is fun to know that the tongue heals faster than any other part of the body, which is why when you bite yourself, you do not feel it after a
On an average, the women have a shorter tongue than men, an adult man's average tongue length is 3.3 inches (8.5 cm), and an adult woman's average tongue length is 3.1 inches (7.9 cm).
While it is true that the tongue contains taste buds, other taste cells are found at the back of the throat, on the epiglottis, the cheek and also the nose. The tongue is as important as the teeth, it contains 3000 to 10000 taste buds. The tongue map myth that suggests that there are different taste buds for different taste on the tongue …show more content…
When eating, the tongue helps in the mixing process of food. When you are talking, the tongue binds and contorts itself to form alphabets and letters. The tongue filter out germs using linguinal tonsils. Even when we are asleep, the tongue constantly pushes saliva down our throat.
The tongue can only detect taste when it is there is a presence of saliva that allows for it to be moist. It becomes incapable of identifying taste when dry
The tongue is the best way to identify a person, just like fingerprint, the tongue print is act as an identification tool. Just think about it, the tongue is forever always in the mouth and so they is no way for anyone to forge the print.
The expression “has cat got your tongue?” can be traced to the ancient Egypt times, where the tongue of blasphemers were cut off and fed to cats. Another story traced the origin to 2500 years ago in ancient Assyria, a time when conquered soldiers and criminals tongues were cut off and fed to the king’s cat.
While sticking out your tongue is considered rude in many Nigerian cultures, in other part of the world, Tibet to be precise, it is used as a form of greeting, a sign of respect to others. It is fun to know that the tongue heals faster than any other part of the body, which is why when you bite yourself, you do not feel it after a