Intrinsic muscle of the tongue is derived from: (A) 2nd branchial cleft, (B) Pharyngeal arch mesenchyme, (C) Occipital somites, (D) Cervical somites
Answer is C. The muscles develop from the occipital myotomes which are supplied by the hypoglossal nerve Notes: The intrinsic muscles of tongue are- 1. Superior longitudinal 2.Inferior longitudinal 3.Transverse 4.Veical Ref BDC volume 3,Sixth edition pg 270