The Tongue

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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?

1. Bone
2. Tissue
3. Muscle
4. Skin

C - MUSCLE
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Our tongue as a muscle

• 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
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
Sour
Lemon
Candy, Juice, Corn
Salty
Pretzels, Chips
Umami
Bitter
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!