The Emergence Machine

Tongue Body

physical · Level 10 · E6

E6Organisms

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The tongue-body emerges as a muscular organ within the mouth, capable of motion and manipulation, which is essential for the complex functions of tasting, swallowing, and speech, and is itself a manifestation of the intricate relationships between body, motion, and the physical properties of the mouth and face.

Compare Tongue Body with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Tongue Body” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “Tongue Body”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Tongue BodyMouthFaceHeadMuscle… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesTongue BodyL10MuscleL7MouthL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Muscle L7 (requires)
    The tongue is a flexible muscle essential for speech and eating
  • Mouth L9 (requires)
    The tongue is a muscular organ inside the mouth used for tasting and swallowing