7. Introduction
Voluntary muscular structure
Occupies floor of mouth
3 inch long.
Superior surface consist of stratified squamous
epithelium with numerous papillae contains
sensory receptors for the sense of taste in taste
bud.
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8. Parts of the Tongue
Root
Located between the hyoid bone and
mandible.
Dorsal portion sits in the oropharynx.
Attaches the tongue to roof of the
mouth.
Body
Makes up the anterior two-thirds of the
tongue.
Rough surface due to the lingual
papillae.
Surrounded by anterior and lateral
teeth.
Mobile portion of the tongue.
Apex
Also known as the tip, is the anterior
one-third of the anterior tongue surface.
Rests against the incisor teeth.
Highly mobile.
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10. Surface of the Tongue
The top of the tongue (superior
surface) has a V-shaped line
known as the terminal sulcus
that divides the tongue into the
anterior and posterior surfaces.
The anterior surface is made
up of the apex at the tip and
body.
The posterior surface is made
up entirely of the root.
The inferior surface of the
tongue (underside) is also
made up of the body and apex.
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15. INTRINSIC MUSCLES
Occupy the upper part of tongue and attached to the
submucous fibrous layer and to median fibrous
septum.
Alter the shape of tongue.
4 in no. they are
1. Superior longitudinal
2. Inferior longitudinal
3. Transverse
4. Vertical
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16. Superior longitudinal-
beneath the mucous membrane.
Shortens the tongue.
Make dorsum concave.
Inferior longitudinal-
Lying close to inferior surface of
tongue between genioglossus
and hypoglossus.
Shortens the tongue.
Makes its dorsum convex.
Transverse-
Extend from median septum to
the margins.
Makes the tongue narrow and
elongated.
Vertical-
Found at the borders of anterior
part of tongue it make tongue
broad & flattened.
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17. EXTRINSIC MUSCLES
4 in no. they are
1. Genioglossus
2.Hyoglossus
3. Palatoglossus
4. Styoglossus
Connect to the tongue
to mandible by
Genioglossus, hyoid
bone via Hyoglossus,
Styloid process viz.
Styloglossus and palate
via Palatoglossus.
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19. Genioglossus-
Fan shaped, form main bulk
of tongue.
Origin-
Upper genial tubercle of
mandible which run
backward.
Inserted-
Upper fiber--tip-retracted
the tip of tongue
Middle fiber-dorsum-
depress tongue
Lower fiber- hyoid bone-
pull posterior part of
tongue forward and
protrude out.
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21. Hyoglossus-
Origin-
Whole length of greater
cornua and lateral part of
body of hyoid bone.
Fibers run upward and
forwards.
Insertion-
Side of tongue between
Styloglossus and inferior
longitudinal muscle of
tongue.
Action- depresses tongue
makes dorsum convex retracts
and protruded tongue.
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23. Palatoglossus-
Origin-
Oral surface of palatine
aponeurosis.
Insertion-
Descends in the
Palatoglossus arch to the
side of tongue at junction of
its oral and pharyngeal
parts.
Action-
Pulls up the root of tongue,
approximates the
Palatoglossus arches and
thus closes the
oropharyngeal isthmus.
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25. Styoglossus-
Shortest and smallest
Origin-
Styloid process of
temporal bone
Insertion-
Tip and sides of tongue
Action-
Retraction and
elevation of tongue
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27. Blood supply
External carotid artery- lingual branch
Lingual vein- joins to internal jugular vein
Root of tongue- tonsillar and ascending pharyngeal
arteries.
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28. Nerve supply of muscles-
Four extrinsic and 3
intrinsic muscles of
tongue are supplied
by IX C.N.
Only palatoglossus
supplied by vago-
accessory complex.
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29. Lymphatic drainage-
Tip of tongue-
Drains bilaterally to the
sub mental nodes.
Remaining part-
Ant. Rt. & lt. 2/3 drains
unilaterally to the
submandibular nodes.
Few central lymphatics
drains bilaterally to same
nodes
Post. 1/3 drains bilaterally
to the jugulo-omohyoid
nodes.
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31. CONTENTS…
Taste buds
Location
Structure
Papillae
Types of papillae
Physiology of taste
Neural pathways for taste
Function of tongue
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32. Taste Bud
Taste buds are sensory organs that are found on
your tongue and allow you to experience tastes that are
sweet, salty, sour, and bitter
The sense of taste called gustation.
10,000 taste buds are present in its papilla.
A papilla contains few to 100 taste buds.
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34. Location of Taste Buds
Taste buds contains sensory receptors found in the
papillae of tongue and widely distributed in the
epithelium of tongue, soft palate, pharynx and
epiglottis.
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35. Structure of Taste Buds
Oval barrel shape
70um*50um.
Life span- 10 days
Having opening
called taste pores
Composed of 5-15
gustatory receptors
cell, 40 supporting
cells or
subtentacular cell
and 15-20
transitional cells.
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39. Fungiform papillae
As the name suggests,
these are slightly
mushroom-shaped if
looked at in longitudinal
section.
These are present mostly
at the apex (tip) of the
tongue, as well as at the
sides.
Innervated by facial
nerve.
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41. Filiform papillae
These are thin, long
papillae.
"V"-shaped cones
That don't contain taste
buds but are the most
numerous. These papillae
are mechanical and not
involved in gustation.
They are characterized by
increased keratinization.
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42. Foliate papillae
Foliate papillae are short
vertical folds found on the
lateral margins of the tongue.
They are occasionally
Misdiagnosed as tumors or
inflammatory disease. They
are usually bilaterally
symmetrical. Sometimes they
appear small and
inconspicuous, whereas they
may be prominent. Lingual
tonsils are found immediately
beneath the foliate papillae
and, when hyperplastic,
cause a prominence of the
papillae.
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43. Circumvallate papillae or vallate p.
10 to 14 in no.
Present at the back of the
oral part of the tongue.
They are arranged in a
circular-shaped row just in
front of the sulcus
terminalis of the tongue.
They are associated with
ducts of Von Ebner's
glands.
innervated by the
glossopharyngeal nerve.
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44. Cont…
It is generally accepted that there
are four taste sensations, recently
a fifth basic taste has been
added: Sweet, sour, salty, bitter
and the recently added umami
(used in Asian kitchens produced
by monosodium glutamate).
Salts, sweet, sour and umami
tastes causes depolarization of
the taste cells. Although different
mechanisms are applied.
Bitter causes an internal release
of Ca2+, no external Ca2+ is
required.
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45. Physiology of Taste
The gustation involves stimulation of chemoreceptors
by dissolved chemicals.
The sensory receptors are stimulated by chemicals that
enter the pores dissolved in saliva.
Nerve impulses are generated and conducted along the
glossopharyngeal from post.1/3rd, facial from ant. 2/3
tongue and vagus nerves from pharyngeal wall before
synapsing in medulla and thalamus.
Their final destination is the taste area in the parietal
lobe of the cerebral cortex where taste is perceived.
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46. Movements
Protrusion:
Genioglossus on both sides acting together
Retraction:
Styloglossus and hyoglossus on both sides acting
together
Depression:
Hyoglossus and genioglossus on both sides acting
together
Elevation:
Styloglossus and palatoglossus on both sides acting
together
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48. Neural pathways for taste-
The primary sensory neurons carrying taste sensation
from taste buds are located in geniculate ganglion ,
superior petrosal ganglion and inferior ganglion (
ganglion nodosum) of facial glossopharyngeal and
vagus nerves respectively.
The peripheral processes of these cells connect with
the taste buds, while central processes end in nucleus
tractus solitarius (NTS).
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49. Conti…..
The secondary order sensory neurons arise from
nucleus tractus solitarius, cross the midline, turn
upwards to join the medial lemniscus and terminate in
the posteroventral nucleus of thalamus.
The third order sensory neurons arise from
posteroventral nucleus of thalamus and project in the
inferior part of the post central gyrus of the parietal
lobe of the brain, the taste area of the cerebral cortex.
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The lingual septum consists of a vertical layer of fibrous tissue, extending throughout the entire length of the median plane of the tongue, though not quite reaching the dorsum.
It is thicker behind than in front, and occasionally contains a small fibrocartilage, about 6 mm. in length.
It is well displayed by making a vertical section across the organ.
Superior longitudinal- fibrous tissue near epiglottis, hyoid and median fibrous septum to lateral margins of tongue and region of apex.
Inferior longitudinal-root of tongue and corpus hyoid to tip below verticalis and transversus (apex of tongue)
inner surface of mandible at symphysis (at mental spine) to tip (but not extreme tip) and dorsum of tongue, along with hyoid body
length of the greater cornu and lateral body of hyoid to tissue on side of tongue (between styloglossus and inferior)
anterior surface of soft palate through faucial pillar (anterolateral palatal aponeurosis) to posterolateral tongue body (sides of posterior tongue
inferior sides of tongue to (elevates posterior tongue/retracts tongue)
these are ridges and grooves towards the posterior part of the tongue found at the lateral borders. Innervated by facial nerve (anterior papillae) and glossopharyngeal nerve (posterior papillae).
Ebner's glands, also Von Ebner's glands are exocrine glands found in the mouth. More specifically, they are serous salivary glands which reside within the moats surrounding the circumvallate papillae in the posterior one-third of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus.
The Von Ebner glands are innervated by Cranial Nerve IX, the glossopharyngeal nerve.
It secretes lingual lipase.