Comments on: Mouth ridges http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/ A web site by Joshua Sowin that addresses culture, books, technology, ecology, religion, and other topics. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jane Response http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/comment-page-1/#comment-65892 Jane Response Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:21:57 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/#comment-65892 Further, what I find amazing is that they grow back after being burned off. . .like from pizza! Ouch! Amazing... Further, what I find amazing is that they grow back after being burned off. . .like from pizza! Ouch! Amazing…

]]> By: Frank Martens http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/comment-page-1/#comment-44474 Frank Martens Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:30:54 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/#comment-44474 Yea I was just going to ask... "Ever gotten food stuck to the top of your mouth? Could you imagine trying to get rid of it without ridges?" :) But Nick gave a good scientific explenation. Yea I was just going to ask… “Ever gotten food stuck to the top of your mouth? Could you imagine trying to get rid of it without ridges?” :) But Nick gave a good scientific explenation.

]]> By: Nick Kennicott http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/comment-page-1/#comment-44453 Nick Kennicott Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:41:03 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/07/17/mouth-ridges/#comment-44453 I asked my wife Felicia (the Physician's Assistant) and she said they are called "transverse palatine folds" or "friction ridges." The big one up front is called the "incisive papilla." They function to help the tongue manipulate food for digestion, prior to swallowing. In other words, they act as tread so the food item doesn't go slipping around all over your mouth. What a great example of how intricate God made our bodies! I asked my wife Felicia (the Physician’s Assistant) and she said they are called “transverse palatine folds” or “friction ridges.” The big one up front is called the “incisive papilla.” They function to help the tongue manipulate food for digestion, prior to swallowing. In other words, they act as tread so the food item doesn’t go slipping around all over your mouth.

What a great example of how intricate God made our bodies!

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