Sherief Mahdy Hussein: Specific Tongue Diseases, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Tongue is a freshly highly mobile mass of muscular tissue attached to the floor of the mouth and covered with mucous membrane. Its average length from oropharynx to the tip is 10 cm. It is the principal organ of taste, chewing, swallowing and speech. It is a muscular structure forming part of oral cavity floor. The anterior part which is the visible part situated at the front and roughly constitutes two- thirds of tongue length. The posterior part is the closest to the throat and roughly constitutes one- third of tongue length. The left and right sides of the tongue are separated by lingual septum. The anterior tongue is thin and narrow at its apex; it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the lower incisor teeth. The posterior part at its root directed backward and connected with the hyoid bone.