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24 Ιαν 2023 · The tongue presses the crushed food against the roof of the mouth and moves it along to the throat when it’s ready to be swallowed. The movements of the tongue also massage small glands directly underneath it, squeezing out saliva. This starts pre-digestion of the food, and the chewed food can move through the food pipe more easily.
4 Απρ 2023 · The tongue is a large muscle that has various roles in digestion, such as: sucking food; moving food between the teeth; aiding with swallowing by pushing chewed food to the back of the...
29 Νοε 2023 · Oral processing of foods involves various functions such as jaw movements, muscle activities, and tongue movements, all of which contribute to the conversion of food to a bolus that is safe for swallowing. Concurrently, oral receptors aid in the perception of texture, taste, and flavor while the food structure transforms into a bolus.
3 Νοε 2023 · Overview of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue. The tongue is a muscular organ situated in the oral cavity, and an accessory digestive organ. Its main functions include sensation of taste, mastication (chewing), deglutition (swallowing), speech, and clearing the oral cavity.
The extrinsic muscles of the tongue originate outside the tongue and insert into connective tissues within the tongue. These muscles perform three important digestive functions in the mouth: (1) position food for optimal chewing, (2) gather food into a bolus (rounded mass), and (3) position food so it can be swallowed.
The tongue (L. lingua; G. glossa) functions as a digestive organ by facilitating the movement of food during mastication and assisting swallowing. Other important functions include speech and taste. The tongue consists of striated muscle and occupies the floor of the mouth.
15 Φεβ 2023 · The tongue functions as both a motor and sensory organ: motor because we require it for talking, mastication, and swallowing, and sensory because we require it for chemosensation and to coordinate with the motor functions.
