Which of the Following Is an Intrinsic Muscle of the Tongue

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an intrinsic muscle of the tongue?

• A) longitudinalis superior
• B) hyoglossus
• C) genioglossus
• D) styloglossus

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Definitions:

Emotion

A complex psychological state involving an individual's subjective experience, physiological response, and expressive behavior.

Myelination

The process in which neurons are coated in a fatty substance, myelin, which contributes to faster neural communication.

Synaptic Pruning

The process by which synapses, neural connections that are seldom used, disappear.

White Matter

Myelinated brain tissue.