eli5: How does your tongue know where to put itself when you chew so it won’t get bitten?

Question

eli5: How does your tongue know where to put itself when you chew so it won’t get bitten?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A combination of evolution and lower brain function. When you walk in normal environment you don’t have to micro manage every step and movement, you have whole part of the brain that manages this task without it becoming a thought. So the tongue would be similar.