The ............ muscles of the tongue are not attached to the bone.

Extrinsic

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Intrinsic

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Posterior

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Lingual

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Solution

The correct option is B Intrinsic
The eight muscles of the human tongue are classified as either intrinsic or extrinsic. The four intrinsic muscles act to change the shape of the tongue and are not attached to any bone. The four extrinsic muscles act to change the position of the tongue and are anchored to bone. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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