Why doesn't our tongue muscle grow infinitely?

Subject: Why doesn't our tongue muscle grow infinitely?

Date: Thu Jun 22 19:08:03 2000
Posted by Noam
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: No country entered.
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 961715283.Gb

Message:


From what I understand the more we use a muscle, the larger and stronger 
it grows. Why doesn't the tongue grow ridiculously strong? I mean we 
use it almost non stop. Does the tongue grow stronger with the years?

Thanks

Re: Why doesn't our tongue muscle grow infinitely?

Current Queue | Current Queue for General Biology | General Biology archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on General Biology.