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The tongue is a movable muscular organ bounded by the teeth in the mouth. The base of the tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth, and the tip is the free-movable part. The tongue's surface contains numerous taste buds that aid in taste perception, chewing and swallowing. Apart from this, sound production, and speech

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