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Human Anatomy-MasteringA&P Access
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ISBN: 9780321905604
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Match the item styloglossus with the most closely related letter item given below:

Compresses cheeks

Elevates larynx

Tenses skin of neck

Pelvic floor/ associated structures

Elevates mandible

Move ribs

Retracts tongue

Extends neck

Eye muscles

Makes eye look down

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Styloglossus is classified as the styloid muscle and out of three, it is the smallest and the shortest muscle. It is also referred as the muscle of the tongue. This muscle arises from the lateral and the anterior surface of the styloid process. This muscle curves in the forward direction and medially as well and it found attached to the inferior as well as the lateral region of the tongue.

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