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  1. ... highlights structures involved with swallowing. That includes the tongue, teeth, epiglottis, and esophagus. The teeth grind and ... the mouth moisten it with saliva. Then the tongue pushes the moistened food, or bolus, to the ...
  2. Your Digestive System Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... the food mushy and easy to swallow. Your tongue helps out, pushing the food around while you ... teeth. When you're ready to swallow, the tongue pushes a tiny bit of mushed-up food ...
  3. Digestive System (For Teens) Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... glands in front of the ear, under the tongue, and near the lower jaw begin making saliva ( ... mouth. Swallowing, done by muscle movements in the tongue and mouth, moves the food into the throat, ...
  4. The tongue has about 10,000 taste buds. The taste buds are linked to the brain by nerve fibers. ...
  5. What Men Need to Know about HPV Video (American Sexual Health Association)  
    ... it can also cause cancers of the mouth, tongue, and throat? Human Papillomavirus (HPV)—Understanding this Common ...
  6. Fever (High Temperature) In Kids Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... there before your child got sick) blue lips, tongue, or nails in an infant, the soft spot ...
  7. Allergic Skin Conditions Video (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)  
    ... or itchy and often involves the eyelids, lips, tongue, hands or feet. Angioedema commonly occurs with hives ...
  8. Medications and Drug Allergic Reactions Video (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)  
    ... you may develop a cough or facial and tongue swelling. In addition, some people are sensitive to ...
  9. Nemours KidsHealth: Movies and More Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... Does the Skin Work? (Video) How Does the Tongue Work? (Video) How Does the Urinary System Work? ( ...
  10. Laryngoscopy (For Parents) Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... the throat with numbing medicine, then cover the tongue with gauze and hold it down. The doctor ...
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