[edit] Guide Note
The tongue, which is located in the mouth, consist of muscles and is covered with a mucous membrane.1
[edit] Fast Facts
- Function: Taste, chewing, swallowing and speech formation1
- Average adult has about 9,000 taste buds2
- Taste receptors include sweet, sour, salty and bitter.3
- Ageusia is a condition in which people cannot detect taste.4
- Reduced ability to detect certain flavors is refereed to as hypogeusia4
- Part of the digestive system.5
[edit] Tongue Health
There are several factors that can impact the health of the tongue such as nutritional deficiencies, medicines, tobacco products and brushing the tongue.6 7 8
[edit] Tongue Diseases
Some health problems that involve the tongue are: Tongue cancer, thrush and canker sores.6
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