Name: How Your Tongue Works
Uploaded: 2019-03-18T08:12:39.000Z
Duration: 5 min 2 s
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KidsHealth presents, 'How The Body Works',

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Ah, how I love that, I just finished a book feeling.

Can I try out my brand new sales technique on you?

Hm, I'm not sure, but it's right on the tip of my--

This amazing tongue can be used to talk, eat, and taste.

First, let's talk about talking, since we're doing it already.

The front of the tongue is very flexible,

and is used to create many of the sounds we call talking.

Just try to say, this or that without it.

And the back of the tongue helps with other sounds,

How would we sing without this wondrous muscle in our mouth?

It moves food around your mouth while you

chew, pushing it to your back teeth so they can grind it up.

The spirit and food mixture then get pushed by your tongue

it travels down your esophagus or food pipe to your stomach.

Eating would be awfully hard without saliva.

And flavorless, since a dry tongue can't taste a thing.

Well, we've only just gotten started with all the

exciting tasting, features your new tongue has.

because it's covered with a layer of small bumps called

The average person has 10,000 taste buds.

These amazing little bumps can detect sweet, sour, bitter,

Your brand new tongue can detect all four

I've heard there's a fifth kind of flavor the tongue can taste.

Not quite, though she does have excellent taste.

Umami is the Japanese word for yummy, and that's how it takes.

This powerful organ can detect five separate tastes.

And if you order right now, we'll throw in a free nose!

Without the nose's incredible smelling power,

Is that why when my nose is stuffy, I can't taste

Taste and smell are very closely connected.

I am really impressed by all the things the tongue can do.

They go all night, no batteries necessary.

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How Your Tongue Works

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