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ORGANS -
TONGUE
JUNHEL DALANON, DMD, MAT, EdD
TONGUE
Tongue is a mobile muscular organ present in
the oral cavity. It is associated with the
following functions:
1. Receives bolus of food
2. Mastication (chewing
of food).
3. Deglutition (swallowing
of food)
4. Peripheral apparatus of taste
5. Speech
6. Facial expression
7. Paste postage stamp
8. Pattern of papillae has medicolegal importance
ANATOMICAL FEATURES
1. Vallate Papillae
2. Fungiform Papillae
3. Filiform Papillae
4. Foliate Papillae
5. Papillae Simplex
PAPILLAE OF TONGUE
1. Vallate papillae:
2. Fungiform papillae:
4. Foliate papillae:
5. Papillae simplex:
1. Frenulum linguae:
3. Plica fimbriate:
4. Sublingual papilla: