Body parts that start with T

Your tongue is a very strong muscle inside your mouth. It is covered in taste buds which let you taste your food. Your tongue is very important for talking with, and of course you can use it for making faces at people!

Teeth are the hard, white things in your mouth. Most animals have teeth, but birds and insects don't. Teeth are used for biting, tearing and chewing food. Once you are about five years old, you start to lose your baby teeth, one at a time, over several years.

A trunk is an adaptation of an elephant's nose and top lip, fused together. Elephants have very long trunks, and use them as a tool. They can use them to pick up tiny objects, to break down trees, to drink with, and to spray themselves with water or mud.

A tusk is a large tooth that sticks out of the mouth of some animals. Elephants, walruses and warthogs have tusks. Elephant tusks are used to make ivory.