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Tongue and Skin - Science 3

The tongue is an organ in the mouth that allows for tasting and is important for speech and swallowing. It has two parts - the anterior two-thirds visible from the tip and the posterior one-thirds closest to the throat. It contains thousands of taste buds with receptor cells located on bumpy areas called papillae that can distinguish between five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. The taste receptor cells detect flavors and send signals to the brain while saliva in the mouth is a watery substance.

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Tongue and Skin - Science 3

The tongue is an organ in the mouth that allows for tasting and is important for speech and swallowing. It has two parts - the anterior two-thirds visible from the tip and the posterior one-thirds closest to the throat. It contains thousands of taste buds with receptor cells located on bumpy areas called papillae that can distinguish between five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. The taste receptor cells detect flavors and send signals to the brain while saliva in the mouth is a watery substance.

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TONGUE

: sense organ for tasting;


thick muscular organ found
inside your mouth
: important in speech and
helps you swallow food.
ANTERIOR PART: visible part
from tip to middle part; two-
thirds in length
POSTERIOR PART: part closest
to the throat; one-thirds in
length
PAPILLAE (plural) PAPILLA
(singular): bumpy parts
TASTE BUDS: located on
papillae; equipped with TASTE
RECEPTOR CELLS; 3,000 –
10,000 on tongue
: can distinguish five kinds of
taste. SWEET, SALTY, SOUR,
BITTER and UMAMI
TASTE RECEPTOR CELLS:
detect the taste of the food
you eat and send taste signals
to brain
SALIVA: watery substance in
mouth

SKIN : largest organ; covers


every part of the body
FUNCTIONS:
: protects body against bacteria
from surroundings
: serves to regulate body
temperature
: sense organ for touch
LAYERS:
EPIDERMIS
: the part you can see;
relatively waterproof
: helps foreign substances
from entering your body
: topmost layer usually shed
away to a new layer;
: thin layers of dead skin cells
: contains MELANOCYTES:
produce a pigment called
MELANIN: responsible for skin
color;
natural protection against
harmful sun rays
HAIR - protects against cold and
heat
NAILS – protects the tip of your
fingers and toes
DERMIS
: under the epidermis and the
thickest layer
: made of fibrous and elastic
tissues
: contains nerve endings,
sweat glands, oil glands and blood
vessels
NERVE ENDINGS or SKIN
RECEPTORS: recognize or identify
the sensation of your skin;
transmit signals to brain
BLOOD VESSELS: supply blood
and nutrients to the skin
SWEAT GLANDS: produce
sweat, which you need to lower
your body temperature
OIL GLANDS or SEBACEOUS
GLANDS: produce oil, which makes
your skin moist and soft.
HYPODERMIS or SUBCUTANEOUS
FAT LAYER
: innermost part of the skin
: made mostly of FATS;help to
keep your body warm
: serves as padding that
absorbs shock
: helps hold the layers of the
skin to muscles and bones
: where hair follicles are found
HAIR FOLLICLES: small tube
where the root of hair is located
Only the palm of your hands,
soles of your feet, and lips
have no hair.

Blood vessels

Epidermis

(produces Melanin)

Hypodermis
(Subcutaneous fat layer)

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