The human tongue is made up of eight different muscles.
Why it is true
Four muscles lie inside the tongue and change its shape; four more anchor it to bone and the skull and change its position. Like an elephant's trunk, the tongue has no bones: it is a muscular hydrostat.
Source: StatPearls (NCBI)
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