Tongue

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:affects oral cancer
macroglossia
ankyloglossia
black hairy tongue
geographic tongue
glossitis
gptkbp:attachedTo lingual frenulum
gptkbp:color pink
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:skeletal_muscle
gptkbp:connectedTo floor of mouth
gptkbp:contains taste buds
gptkbp:coveredBy mucous membrane
gptkbp:dividedInto anterior two-thirds
posterior one-third
gptkbp:foundIn humans
mammals
vertebrates
gptkbp:function gptkb:public_speaker
taste
chewing
food manipulation
swallowing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tongue
gptkbp:innervates gptkb:glossopharyngeal_nerve
gptkb:hypoglossal_nerve
gptkb:vagus_nerve
facial nerve
gptkbp:length about 10 cm (in adult humans)
gptkbp:muscleName gptkb:genioglossus
gptkb:hyoglossus
gptkb:styloglossus
vertical
inferior longitudinal
palatoglossus
superior longitudinal
transverse
gptkbp:muscles extrinsic muscles
intrinsic muscles
gptkbp:partOf mouth
gptkbp:scientificName lingua
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:lingual_artery
gptkbp:surface foramen cecum
lingual tonsil
median sulcus
papillae
gptkbp:usedFor licking
grooming (in animals)
prey capture (in some animals)
thermoregulation (in some animals)
gptkbp:weight about 70 grams (in adult humans)
gptkbp:英文名 glossa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:footwear
gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jewish_cuisine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4