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

Years of practice in getting out of the way before you grew teeth. Not that it’s always successful. I’m in my 40s and recently bit my tongue so hard that it bruised. (Fun fact: tongue bruises heal super quick)