How the Body Works : The Tongue

The Tongue

The tongue recognizes four qualities of taste, which can blend to produce subtle variations. The taste pathways begin in the tip, middle and back of the tongue and travel to the brain. Sensations of sweet and salt are carried mainly by the nerves from the tip, sour tastes are carried by nerves from the middle and bitter tastes by nerves from the back of the tongue. The nerves cross in the medulla and pass to the thalamus and the cortex. Taste from one side of the tongue is interpreted in the opposite side of the brain.

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[SunStridar]

The tongue has no taste zones. That's a myth. Don't believe me?, then I suggest you Google It.

[COMPAQ009]

ahah yup hippieward is rigth about that.. 5 types of tastes.. umami's the 5th...

[MultiBOMBS]

@Ryanpusslover Depends on the girlfriend :)) salty or sweet,but it sour,run!! :)

[Ryanpusslover]

So were would you tast pussy on the tongue?

[HisHinata]

it's japanese for "deliciousness"

...i'm being serious.

[HisHinata]

and just glucose in general, i think.

[MsCaseyO]

It is for the taste of MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)

[riddhiadnani]

wats umaami

[Hippiewad]

There's five tastes, not four. There's another one called "umami"

[tonyballa07]

i seem to like this tongue