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how dose the human tounge work and please show pictures

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Hi Juan: Thanks for your question.

There is plenty of information available about the tongue (note spelling) on the internet.  I can't post pictures in this format, so take a look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue

Write back if you have more questions.

FM Rollwagen, PhD

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Florence M Rollwagen

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I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.

Experience

I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.

Organizations
American Association of Immunologists (AAI) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Cytokine, Shock, Experimental Hematology

Education/Credentials
BS biology 1966 MS biology 1968 PhD immunology 1979

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