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innovated mastication muscles?

Post 1

MPJOban

Here's another perfectionist drawing attention to a typo in http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A706808.

A sentence in the rubric Chewing (Mastication) reads: "The muscles involved in mastication are mainly innovated by the motor branch of the fifth cranial nerve, ..."

Even if the two words sound alike, innovate (introduce something new) is rather different from innervate (pass nerve filaments through body tissue) and the sentence should read: "The muscles involved in mastication are mainly INNERVATED by the motor branch of the fifth cranial nerve, ..."


innovated mastication muscles?

Post 2

The H2G2 Editors

Well spotted MPJOban! We've fixed that now. Thnak you very much. smiley - ok


innovated mastication muscles?

Post 3

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

Me bads smiley - sorry
smiley - cheers for spotting it smiley - blush


innovated mastication muscles?

Post 4

The H2G2 Editors

No worries 2legs smiley - ok


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