What is Tongue?
The '''tongue''' is the fleshy [[muscle]] inside the [[mouth]]. A tongue lets us [[taste]] because the top of the tongue is made mostly of [[taste bud|taste buds]]. It also helps the process of mastication by mixing food with saliva. It is very flexible, so it also helps us [[eat]] and [[talk]]. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.<ref>[http://www.strange-facts.info/interesting-tongue-fact interesting tongue fact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309025623/http://www.strange-facts.info/interesting-tongue-fact |date=2013-03-09 }} at Strange Facts.com</ref> == Tongue rolling == [[File:Rolled tongue flikr.jpg|thumb|right|A child rolling their tongue.]] Some people can [[wikt:roll|roll]] their tongue into a [[wikt:tube|tube]]. The reason why some people are able to and some are not is because of [[genetics|genetic inheritance]], meaning that it is based on whether their [[parent]]s are able to do it. Many schools use tongue rolling as an example of a genetic trait. People who can roll their tongue can sometimes make a high [[pitch]]ed [[sound]] by [[blowing]] through their rolled tongue. <gallery> Image:Tongue.agr.jpg|A human ''tongue''. Image:Okapitongue.jpg|The blue ''tongue'' of an [[Okapi]]. Image:Tete chienne labrador.JPG|A [[dog]]'s ''tongue''. Image:Tongue piercing.jpg|A pierced tongue </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{commonscat|Tongues}} {{gastrointestinal system}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] [[Category:Mouth]] [[Category:Sensory system]]