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The muscle forming the ANTERIOR tonsillar pillar (in front of the palatine tonsil) is the:
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Correct answer: D. Palatoglossus
- A. Incorrect – an extrinsic tongue muscle of the floor of mouth.
- B. Incorrect – it forms the POSTERIOR pillar (palatopharyngeal arch).
- C. Incorrect – lies in the pharyngeal wall, not the pillar.
- D. Correct – the palatoglossus forms the anterior pillar (palatoglossal arch), in front of the tonsil.
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