Structure of tongue

The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa, It is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech, It has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain, It is a muscular organ in the mouth, It is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa, Tiny bumps called the papillae give the tongue its rough texture.

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Tongue Papillae and Taste Buds. (a) Papillae are small elevations on the tongue surface that exist in four types: filiform, fungiform, vallate, and foliate (shown in [b]). (b) A vallate papilla exhibits many taste buds, one of which is shown in detail (c). (d) Photomicrographs show the histologic structure of a taste bud on a vallate papilla

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The cheeks, tongue, and palate frame the mouth, which is also called the oral cavity (or buccal cavity). The structures of the mouth are illustrated in ...

‼️The gustatory pathway is the neural route by which taste information is conveyed from the tongue to the brain. Here’s components and steps involved in this pathway: 1️⃣ Taste Receptors on the Tongue: • Taste buds located on the tongue detect taste stimuli. Each taste bud consists of gustatory receptor cells that respond to different taste modalities (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami). 2️⃣ Cranial Nerves Involved: • Facial Nerve (VII): This nerve carries taste sensations from the...

Sections Through Mouth and Jaw Axial Section At Atlas Level And Behind First Molar The structures illustrated and discussed individually in the preceding pages are shown in these cross sections, one axial, the other coronal, in their mutual topographic relationships. The cheek is formed essentially by the buccinator muscle and its fascia, with the skin and its appendages, including fat, glands, and connective tissue, covering it on the outside and the oral mucosa on the inside. The…

Mallampati Classification The Mallampati classification depends on the structures visualized with maximal mouth opening and tongue protrusion in the sitting position. The amount of the posterior pharynx one can visualize preoperatively is important and it correlates with the difficulty of intubation. A large tongue (relative to the size of the mouth) that also interferes with visualization of the larynx on laryngoscopy will obscure pharynx visualization.

This article covers the anatomy, muscles (intrinsic and extrinsic), taste buds and gustatory pathway of the tongue. Learn more about this topic at Kenhub!

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