The tongue does all of the following except
A) taste food.
B) shape food into a ball called a bolus.
C) secrete saliva.
D) push food into the pharynx.

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While the tongue helps in mixing food with saliva, it is the salivary glands that secrete saliva, not the tongue. Therefore, option C is incorrect. The tongue is responsible for taste (option A), shaping food into a bolus (option B), and pushing food into the pharynx (option D).

The Tongue Does All of the Following Except