Bifid tongue a congenital anomaly occurs due to non-fusion of____________?

Correct answer: C. The two lateral lingual swellings

  • A. Tuberculum impar and lateral lingual swellings
  • B. Hypobranhiral eminence and tuberculum impar
  • C. The two lateral lingual swellings
  • D. Some of the above

Explanation

The tongue develops when the two lateral lingual swellings fuse in the midline, so failure of their fusion produces a bifid tongue. The tuberculum impar contributes to the anterior tongue but is not the structure whose non-fusion causes this anomaly.

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