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Mylohyoid
Meaning: A flat muscle forming the floor of the mouth that raises the tongue and the U-shaped neck bone.
In practice: Mylohyoid forms a muscular sling beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth.
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Which word means: The lowest band of the throat muscles, acting as the upper sphincter of the oesophagus.
Answer: Cricopharyngeus
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Answer: Gracilis
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