KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 93 · KROK (Dentistry)
As a result of an injury the patient is unable to move his tongue forward and downward. Which of the following muscles is damaged?
- A. Stylohyoid
- B. Genioglossal
- C. Superior longitudinal
- D. Hyoglossal
- E. Inferior longitudinal
Hint
Consider which extrinsic tongue muscle arises from the mental spines of the mandible and pulls the tongue toward that attachment.
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