What are the thin flaps of skin that hang from the bottom of the tongue?

Subject: What are the thin flaps of skin that hang from the bottom of the tongue?

Date: Wed Feb 4 21:13:32 2004
Posted by Mike Hill
Grade level: undergrad School: De Anza College
City: Cupertino State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 1075950812.An

Message:


To clarify, I do not mean the flap of skin underneath the center of tongue. I 
mean the extremtely small pieces of skin than hang down from the sides on the 
bottom of the tongue. They are full of nerves. I wonder if they would be safe 
to pierce? They may be the "lingual n." though that's a wild guess.
Thank you very much

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