Your tongue is strong and
HAS 8 MUSCLES!
Four muscles allow your tongue to change shape and the other four allow your tongue to change position. These musclesmove your tongue in different directions and help you speak.The tongue is all muscle, but not just one muscle – it's made up of 8 different muscles that intertwine with each other creating a flexible matrix, much like an elephant's trunk. It's called a muscular hydrostat, and the tongue muscles are the only muscles in the human body that work independently of the skeleton. Your tongue muscles do have amazing stamina and are used constantly for eating, talking, and swallowing. The tongue just never seems to get tired!
