Which of the Following Statements Concerning Tongue Development Is Correct

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning tongue development is correct?

• A) Tongue development begins as a triangular median swelling, the tuberculum impar.
• B) The copula is formed from the fusion of mesenchyme of mainly the second parts of the fourth branchial arches.
• C) The foramen cecum is the beginning of the thymus.
• D) The tongue develops during the eighth week of prenatal development.

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