Articulatory System: Tongue Muscles

Question 1

Intrinsic muscles

Answer 1

Superior longitudinal
Vertical
Inferior longitudinal
Transverse

Question 2

Extrinsic muscles

Answer 2

Genioglossus
Hyoglossus
Palatoglossus
Styloglossus

Question 3

Protruder Muscles

Answer 3

Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Digastric Anterior

Question 4

Superior longitudinal Attachments

Answer 4

Lingual aponeurosis
Hyoid bone

Course: Upper surface, length of tongue

Question 5

Superior longitudinal Functions

Answer 5

Shortens tongue
Curl tip up, symmetrically or to one side

Question 6

Vertical Attachments

Answer 6

Lingual aponeurosis

Course: Top to bottom of tongue body

Question 7

Vertical Functions

Answer 7

Flattens tongue

Question 8

Inferior longitudinal Attachments

Answer 8

Lingual aponeurosis
Hyoid bone

Course: Lower surface of tongue, length

Question 9

Inferior longitudinal Functions

Answer 9

Shortens tongue
Curls tips down symmetrically or to one side only

Question 10

Transverse Attachments

Answer 10

Lingual aponeurosis
Lingual septum

Course: Side to side

Question 11

Transverse Functions

Answer 11

Narrows tongue
Elongates tongue

Question 12

Genioglossus Attachments

Answer 12

Mandible
Midline of tongue
Hyoid bone

Question 13

Genioglossus Function

Answer 13

Protrudes tongue by pulling root of tongue (hyoid) forward
/th/

Pulls middle of tongue into trough
/s/

Question 14

Hyoglossus Attachments

Answer 14

Hyoid bone
Tongue body

Question 15

Hyoglossus Functions

Answer 15

Lowers tongue body
Backward movement of tongue
/a/

Question 16

Palatoglossus Functions

Answer 16

Pulls tongue dorsum (back) up and back

Question 17

Styloglossus Attachments

Answer 17

Styloid process of temporal bone
Tongue dorsum and body

Question 18

Styloglossus Functions

Answer 18

Pulls tongue back and up
/ng/ /k/ /g/
Pulls tongue to one side

Question 19

Mylohyoid, Geniohyoid, Digastric anterior Functions

Answer 19

Pulls tongue root (hyoid) forward, moves tongue forward