tongue-shaped
(Science: botany) Shaped like a tongue; specifically, linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf.
tongue
A muscular organ on the floor of the mouth in most higher vertebrates that carries taste buds and manipulates food. It may act as a tactile or prehensile organ in some species.
The Tongue (Figs. 979 to 981)."The tongue is developed in the floor of the pharynx, and consists of an anterior or buccal and a posterior or pharyngeal part which are separated in the adult by the V-shaped sulcus terminalis.
tonguelike covering of the glottis during swallowing
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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tongue muscles
*Note: These do contain a few sensory neurons that bring back signals from the muscle spindles in the muscles they control.
The Spinal Nerves ...
bluetongue Virus disease of ruminants transmitted by biting midges (Ceratopogonidae).
bog An area of waterlogged soil that tends to be peaty; fed mainly by precipitation; low productivity; some bogs are acidic.
Adder's Tongue Fern (diploid)[18]
approx 1,400
Chromosome numbers (2n) in some animals Species # Species #
Common fruit fly ...
black tongue might be harmless, but it looks awful. Worse, it's ... hairy tongue (lingua villosa nigra) occurs when the papilla on the ... cm in length and turn black or brown, says Joachim Dissemond ... who smoke.
A tongue that can be used for catching prey as well as sensory input.
Eyelids that help keep the eyes moist.
Ears adapted for detecting sound waves moving through the thin (as compared to water) medium of the air.
A larynx adapted for vocalization.
Our hands, tongue, teeth, (smooth) muscles of the digestive tract, H+ ions (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach, and bile are all involved in the breakdown of food to smaller pieces which can then be attacked by the digestive enzymes.
Step 1: A mass of chewed, moistened food, a bolus, is moved to the back of the moth by the tongue.
The senses of taste and smell are interpreted from tiny objects on your tongue, and in your nose. Receptors within your nose detect and transmit smells to your brain, while your taste buds detect and transmit flavors to your brain.
some NaCl (salt packets or a container) Tongue Depressor 8" string 2 12 cc syringes (without needles) Plastic Spoon approximately 1.
Tongue curling, folding, or rolling: (189300)
Musical perfect pitch: (159300)
Novelty seeking personality trait: (601696)
Stuttering: (184450)
Tobacco addiction: (188890)
Alcoholism: (103780)
Homosexuality: (306995) ...
They feel vibrations and smell with their tongues. Did you know that snakes can unhook their jaws so that they can swallow prey that is actually wider than they are? Very cool. Don't worry about snakes being slimy. They aren't.
John Krebs (in the accompanying "News and Views" article) notes that the paper does not address the changes in musculature, tongue morphology and behavior that must accompany the change in bill morphology.
Epiglottis a flap above the larynx which closes to block off the trachea during swallowing
(epi = upon‚ over; glotti = tongue - the glottis is a part in the trachea) ...
It had never been described before. A lot of people still call it the "deer tick," although that's technically not correct anymore. It's the "black-legged tick." Deer tick rolls off the tongue a little more easily.
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