The Mouth - Body Parts

By: Lorna Hendry
Genre: YQS - Educational: Sciences, general science
Published by: Wild Dog Books
Published: 01 Aug 2014
ISBN: 9781742033228

Description

The mouth is one of the most important parts of the human body. It is a complex sense organ that we rely on heavily throughout our lives.

It is used for breathing, eating, drinking and communicating. Along with our brain, it helps us to process information from the world around us and to make sense of it all.

Our mouth can be essential to our enjoyment of life, as is the case for animals as well. However, there are many animals whose mouth works very differently to our own.

Learn all about the ways that animal’s mouths have adapted in order for them to thrive and survive.