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The Tongue
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Can you say the
following phrases 5
times fast?
1. Unique New York.
2. Three free throws
3. Knapsack straps
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What is the tongue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bone
Tissue
Muscle
Skin
C - MUSCLE
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Our tongue as a muscle:
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Although we often call our tongue
a muscle, that is only partly true.
Our tongue is a group of muscles
that run in all different directions.
That is what makes us able to
move our tongue in so many
different positions.
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How does the tongue work?
There are four different
muscles in your tongue that
help it move. All four of the
muscles are striated skeletal
muscles. Together, the four
allow you to change the shape
of your tongue, curling up the
sides or pushing the middle up
against the roof of your mouth
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How does our tongue stay in
our mouth?
There are three muscles
that connect the tongue to
the inside of your mouth.
The tongue is very
interesting because it is
only connected on one
side unlike most other
muscles.
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Strong or Weak??
Do you think your tongue is
strong or weak?
You tongue is actually one of
the strongest muscles in your
body!
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Is our tongue
important?
Our tongue is very important!
It allows us to:
Taste
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Talk
-and it helps in the process of
digestion by chewing and
swallowing our food.
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How does our tongue
taste things?
The little bumps on your tongue are called
papillae.
Papillae are what contains your taste buds.
Your taste buds allow you to taste different
things.
There are five different groups of taste
buds.
They are all located at different spots on
your tongue.
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What are the five different
tastes that our taste buds
detect?
Sweet
Candy,
Juice, Corn
Bitter
Sour
Lemon
Salty
Pretzels,
Chips
Umami
Meaty, Savory,
Mushroom
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Can you do this?
When you get home, ask your
parents if they can do this.
If they can do this, I bet you
can. Why do you think that is?
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•See how far you can
stick out your tongue.
•Did you know
that the average
length of your
tongue is 4
inches!
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The End!
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