All of the following muscles of tongue are supplied by hypoglossal nerve, EXCEPT:: (A) Palatoglossus, (B) Genioglossus, (C) Geniohyoid, (D) None of the above
Answer is A. The muscles of the tongue, with the exception of palatoglossus, are supplied by the hypoglossal nerve. Palatoglossus is supplied the pharyngeal plexus.Ref: Gray's anatomy 40th edition, Chapter 33.