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There are two types of tongue muscles :
1. intrinsic muscles:
-superior longitudinal muscle
-vertical muscle
-transverse muscle
-inferior longitudinal muscle
2. extrinsic muscles:
-genioglossus
-hyoglossus
-palatoglossus
-styloglossus
Which makes 8 muscles.
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What is the the tongue muscle known as?
The Tongue is actually a collection of muscles, both internal and external.The external muscles reposition the tongue, while the internal muscles alter the shape of the tongue for talking and swallowing.A list of both external and internal muscles can be found at the Wikipedia article listed below.If you would like to learn about keeping your tongue muscles in shape, you look at the list of tongue twisters found in the harvestall link below.
Do you tongue have a muscles?
yes
What attaches the tongue to the pharynx?
There are two types of muscles associated with the tongue, the intrinsic and the extrinsic. The extrinsic muscles attach the tongue to the skull and anchor it to the throat.
What is a example of the muscles of the body?
The Tongue.
Where are the strongest muscles in a human body?
Two muscles: The masster(jaw) The tongue
What do the muscles genioglossus and hyoglossus and styloglossus have in common?
They are all extrinsic muscles of the tongue, used for crude movement.
What is an accessory organ of digestion consisting of skeletal muscles that lie in many different planes?
the tongue
How many facial muscles are involved in a kiss?
In a passionate kiss like one before you f her or him you use 34 muscles. what muscles are involved in a passionate kiss?
What is a tongue made of?
the tongue is a muscle. it is one one of the strongest muscles in the body.
Is tongue a mucle?
Yes in fact the tongue is one of the strongest muscles in your body
What type of muscles makes up the tongue?
The human tongue is made up of 8 different muscles. These are all classified as either intrinsic or extrinsic muscles. The extrinsic muscles are the genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, and palatoglossus. The intrinsic muscles are the superior and inferior longitudinal muscles, the verticalis muscle, and the transversus muscle.
The muscles of the tongue and throat are attached to what?
Hyoid
