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L'Archipel
EAN : 9782809847741
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 208
Size : 140 x 225 mm
Our Tongue

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Catherine Maisonneuve (avec la collaboration de), Michel Cymes (préface de)
Collection : Essais et documents
Release date : 18/01/2024
A full tour of this little-know 17-muscle organ and its amazing abilities
Is the tongue our maestro? Indeed: to drink, eat, breath, suckle, sleep, smell, speak and even get standing (!), we need this organ, which, with its 17 muscles, is one of the strongest human muscle systems.
But beyond its organic and sensorial functions, our tongue fulfils intellectual, even symbolical, duties too....
Is the tongue our maestro? Indeed: to drink, eat, breath, suckle, sleep, smell, speak and even get standing (!), we need this organ, which, with its 17 muscles, is one of the strongest human muscle systems.
But beyond its organic and sensorial functions, our tongue fulfils intellectual, even symbolical, duties too. And it is particularly relevant when the tongue is “sick”: how can we interpret a baby with defective suction? What is happening when we swallow the wrong way frequently? What are learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, telling us?
Thanks to her experience in the pioneering maxillofacial surgery department of Necker Hospital, Paris, the author takes us on a nine-chapter tour of this little-known organ, which has a vital importance.
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EAN : 9782809847741
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 208
Size : 140 x 225 mm
L'Archipel