Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0040409
MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds. </p><p>Problems with the tongue include</p><ul><li> Pain </li><li> Swelling</li><li> Changes in color or texture</li><li> Abnormal movement or difficulty moving the tongue</li><li> <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tasteandsmelldisorders.html'>Taste</a> problems</li></ul><p>These problems can have many different causes. Treatment depends on the underlying problem.</p>