WEIRD FACTS ABOUT TONGUE 1. TONGUE IS 3 INCHES LONG Normal tongue length from tip to the back of the tongue is about 3 inches World record for the largest tongue is about 3.7 inches. 2. Tongue Prints Every person has a unique tongue print just like your fingerprints. No two people can have the same tongue print Studies have shown that a fingerprint can be replicated but a tongue print cannot. 3. Reflection of your health Colour of your tongue can show how your health is. eg. Red tongue - Vit B12 deficiency Black/ Hairy tongue -Bacterial infection White patches - Can sometimes represent cancerous lesions/ Leukoplakia 4. Tongue has 8 muscles Tongue is made up of 8 different types of muscles Even though the tongue has so many muscles but still it is not the strongest 5. Most Flexible Tongue is the most flexible muscle of the body Its the only muscle that can work involuntarily Its the only muscle that can work outside of the human skeleton 6. Invisible Taste Buds There are about 3, 000 to 10, 000 taste buds all over y=tongue and they are invisible to the naked eye The bumps that you see on the tongue do not taste buds they are papillae of the tongue. 7. You can sense taste all over the tongue We were always said that a particular taste can be sensed only in a particular region of tongue But it's not true, you can sense all kinds of tastes on the whole tongue. 8. NO Saliva, No taste Your tongue needs moisture to feel the taste A dry tongue cannot feel any taste 9. Your tongue can become fat Your tongue can become fat when you gain weight 10. Tongue is always working Even when you are asleep, your tongue is still working It guides the saliva from the mouth to the throat It is also in an active position so that you can breathe properly even when asleep. 10. Taste buds die every 2 weeks Around 10, 000 taste buds die every 2 weeks FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE CALL OR VISIT US DENTAPEX DENTAL CLINIC MUTHANALLURU CROSS, DOMMASNADRA, SARJAPUR ROAD, BANGALORE. 562125 8369169473