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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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