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The human tongue is a complex muscular hydrostat

Eight interwoven muscles allow the tongue to move freely without bony support

The human tongue is composed of eight distinct muscles that work together seamlessly without needing a skeletal framework. Four intrinsic muscles alter its shape while four extrinsic muscles change its position, allowing for precise swallowing, tasting, and spoken articulation.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Eight interwoven muscles allow the tongue to move freely without bony support. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a human body fact?: Yes. It sits on the Human Body shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.