My little girl (8 yrs old) wanted to ask a question, so please remember her tender age when you answer her question.
2006-07-24 14:37:59 · 34 answers · asked by Padme 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
So you can kiss your mom
2006-07-24 14:40:56 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biological reason is to create suction to allow breast feeding when you are an infant, but there are many functions of the lips, which I list below.
Food intake:
Because they have their own muscles and bordering muscles, the lips are very movable. Lips are used for eating functions, like holding food or to get it in the mouth. In addition, lips serve to close the mouth airtight shut, and to hold food and drink inside, and to keep out unwanted objects. Through making a narrow funnel with the lips, the suction of the mouth is increased. This suction is essential for babies to breast feed.
Tactile organ:
The lip has many nerve endings and reacts as part of the tactile (touch) senses. Lips are very sensitive to touch, warmth, and cold.
Articulation:
The lips serve for creating different sounds - mainly the labial, bilabial and labiodental consonant sounds - and thus create an important part of the speech apparatus. The lips enable whistling and the performing of wind instrumunts like the trumpet, clarinet, and flute.
Facial expressions:
The lips visibly express emotions.
Erogenous zone:
Because of its high amounts of nerve endings, the lips make an erogenous zone. Therefore, pretty lips can increase the sexual attractiveness of a person. Whether lips are attractive is dependent on a symmetrical form and a healthy appearance and is also dependent on how full they are.
2006-07-24 14:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by mathiesm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lips are used for eating functions, like holding food or to get it in the mouth. In addition, lips serve to close the mouth airtight shut, and to hold food and drink inside, and to keep out unwanted objects. Through making a narrow funnel with the lips, the suction of the mouth is increased. This suction is essential for babies to feed on milk.
Lips have many nerve endings and are an important part of the tactile (touch) sensse. Lips are very sensitive to touch, warmth, and cold. It is therefore for toddlers an important aide for exploring unknown objects.
The lips serve for creating different sounds and thus create an important part of the speech apparatus. The lips enable whistling and the performing of wind instrumunts like the trumpet, clarinet, and flute.
The lips also visibly express emotions.
Hope this helps!
2006-07-24 14:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by flu(bad)ence 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make certain sounds...try having her pronounce certain letters without having to move her lips... you'll both have lots of fun..
To talk, also practice some words without having to move the lips..
To kiss, to whistle, use it with other features to make certain expressions on your face!!
I think it's a cute question from an 8 yr old... answer it for her and make it a fun experience...
2006-07-24 14:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Sunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one I dont think one could ever give a straight answer for, Id say add it to your list of things to ask god when you get to heaven. But I guess for me it would look preety creepy if people didnt have lips, plus what would we use to talk out of or kiss?
2006-07-24 14:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by University Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To help form your thoughts into words. To help your mouth stay shut when you chew, kisses, whistles, smiles...
I hope the below answers your daughter's questions. I hope you continue to allow her to ask questions. Speaking from experience, there is nothing so frustrating as an unanswered question.
2006-07-24 14:46:21 · answer #6 · answered by coorissee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have lips because if you didn't then all the food would just fall right out of your mouth when you ate!!
2006-07-24 14:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Weiss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just because. i guess you can explain to her all of the obvious reasons, like eat, talk, whatever. And I dunno if you are religious or not, but a simple way to answer her, without doing a lot of research, just say, "Because God made us that way."
And then, the end.
Have a nice day, and tell the sweetie I hi! (even though she doesn't know me and that'd be kinda weird. okay! nevermind.
bye.
2006-07-24 17:57:58 · answer #8 · answered by Speedy G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like aving eyelids: its to create a seal so dirt and bacteria dont get in to mouth, but provide an access point for food
2006-07-24 14:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by hshottie15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to play kissy face. If she says for real tell her that it protects our insides from dirt and grime, with we would have a big hole in our faces and bugs would fly in.
2006-07-24 14:44:19 · answer #10 · answered by toobadfaya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To give soft kisses to people
2006-07-24 14:40:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋