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Is the tongue voluntary or involuntary?
It is voluntary due to the fact that we can move our tongue anywhere inside our mouth and to the 8 muscles that control it that is also called extrinsic and intrinsic muscles. These muscles are voluntary so you can move your tongue to it.
What is the movable base of the tongue?
The movable base of the tongue is called the hyoid bone. It is a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue muscles and helps to control swallowing and speech.
What is the name bone of the tongue of the tongue?
The bone beneath the tongue is called the hyoid bone. It is a U-shaped bone located in the neck that is not directly connected to any other bone in the body, but is held in place by muscles and ligaments.
What is under the tongue and behind the jaw?
Under the tongue is the floor of the mouth, which consists of muscles and glands. Behind the jaw is the submandibular gland, which produces saliva.
What bone supports the tongue?
The hyoid bone supports the tongue and serves as an attachment for muscles the move the tongue and have part in the function of swallowing. :)
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 are tongue fasciculations?
Tongue fasciculation's are twitches that happen in the tongue muscle. These involuntary movements can happen when the tongue is relaxed or when it contracts.
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 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 Supplies motor fibers to the muscles of the tongue?
The hypoglossal nerve, or cranial nerve XII, supplies motor fibers to the muscles of the tongue. It innervates all intrinsic and most extrinsic muscles of the tongue, facilitating movements essential for speech and swallowing. Dysfunction of this nerve can lead to difficulties in these functions and may result in atrophy or weakness of the tongue muscles.
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.
What muscles are used to roll your tongue?
genioglossus
The muscles of the tongue and throat are attached to what?
Hyoid
