<P> The anterior tongue is , at its apex ( or tip ) , thin and narrow , it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the lower incisor teeth . The posterior part is , at its root , directed backward , and connected with the hyoid bone by the hyoglossi and genioglossi muscles and the hyoglossal membrane , with the epiglottis by three glossoepiglottic folds of mucous membrane , with the soft palate by the glossopalatine arches , and with the pharynx by the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the mucous membrane . It also forms the anterior wall of the oropharynx . </P>
<P> The anterior tongue is , at its apex ( or tip ) , thin and narrow , it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the lower incisor teeth . The posterior part is , at its root , directed backward , and connected with the hyoid bone by the hyoglossi and genioglossi muscles and the hyoglossal membrane , with the epiglottis by three glossoepiglottic folds of mucous membrane , with the soft palate by the glossopalatine arches , and with the pharynx by the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the mucous membrane . It also forms the anterior wall of the oropharynx . </P>
what is the tip of the tongue called
what is the tip of the tongue called
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