Question

a) Describe tongue.
b) What are the different types of tastes does the tongue help to detect?

Answer 1

a) Tongue is a muscular organ present in the buccal cavity and it performs following functions:

• It helps in mixing food with saliva.
• It helps in swallowing the food.
• It helps in talking.
• It also helps in detecting the various tastes of the food

b) The taste buds present on the tongues helps in detecting following tastes:

• Bitter
• Sweet
• Salty
• Sour
• Umami