HEAD NECK
ORAL CAVITY AND TONGUE
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Question
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Identify ALL of the intrinsic tongue muscles.
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superior longitudinal
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styloglossus
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transverse
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vertical
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hyoglossus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The superior longitudinal muscle shortens and widens the tongue and curls it upward (dorsiflexion). The inferior longitudinal muscle shortens and widens the tongue and curls it downward (ventroflexion). The transverse muscle elongates and narrows the tongue. The vertical muscle flattens the tongue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Four muscle groups comprise the intrinsic hand. These are the thenar, hypothenar, interossei and the lumbrical muscles.
Detailed explanation-3: -superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue. inferior longitudinal muscle of the tongue. transverse muscle of the tongue. vertical muscle of the tongue.
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