Multiple choice general knowledge

The strongest muscle in the body

  1. skeletal muscles

  2. Cardiac muscles

  3. facial muscles

  4. Tongue
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Explanation

The tongue is often cited as the strongest muscle relative to its size and for its endurance (constantly active for eating/speaking/swallowing). However, the masseter (jaw muscle) exerts more absolute force, and gluteus maximus is largest. This is a commonly oversimplified trivia fact.

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