Intrinsic muscle of the tongue is derived from
2nd branchial cleft
Pharyngeal arch mesenchyme
Occipital somites
Cervical somites
The muscles develop from the occipital myotomes which are supplied by the hypoglossal nerve Notes: The intrinsic muscles of tongue are- 1. Superior longitudinal 2.Inferior longitudinal 3.Transverse 4.Veical Ref BDC volume 3,Sixth edition pg 270
Head and neck