The tongue

Question 1

What are the parts of the tongue

Answer 1

• Pars papillaris (2/3) Oral cavity

- Pars follicularis (1/3) Isthmus of fauces

Question 2

What are the functions of the tongue?

Answer 2

• Forming words during speach
• Mastication
• Squeezing food into the pharynx
• Taste

Question 3

Parts of the tongue:

Answer 3

• Body
• Apex
• Root
• Dorsum (back)
• Inferior surface: frenulum, deep lingual vein and fimbriated fold

Question 4

Connections of the base of the tongue

Answer 4

• Hyoid bone
• Epiglottis (median and lateral epiglottic folds)
• Soft palate (palatoglossal arch)
• Pharynx
• Mandible (Frenulum lingula, sublingual v caruncula

Question 5

Lingual papillae

Answer 5

Function: Mechanical and taste function

• Circumvallate papillae
• Foliate papillae
• Filiform papillae
• Fungiform papillae