Intrinsic & Extrinsic muscles of tongue Flashcards
Superior Longitudinal Origin

Median fibrous septum
Submucosa near epiglottis
Superior longitudinal insertion

Submucosa edge of tongue
Superior longitudinal function
Shortens tongue
Superior longitudinal location
Immediately deep to the mucousmembrane
Dorsal surface
Transverse Group origin
Median fibrous Septum
Transverse Group insertion
Submucosa of the side of tongue
Transverse Group function
Narrows tongue
Transverse Group muscles runs?
Run along the width of tongue
Vertical muscle group origin
Submucosa upper layer of tongue
Vertical muscle group insertion
Submucoasa lower layer of tongue
Vertical muscle group function
Broadens/flattens tongue
Vertical muscle group runs?
Superior aspect to inferior aspect of tongue
Genioglossus origin

Superior Genial Tubercles of mandible
Genioglossus insertion
Vertral surface of tongue
Body of Hyoid
Genioglossus function
Protrusion & Depression
Genioglossus muscle group is?
fan shaped extrinsic uscle surerior to geniohyoid muscle
Hyoglossus origin

Hyoid bone (greater corun & portion of body
Hyoglossus insertion
Lateral border of tongue
Hyoglossus function
Depression of tongue
Hyoglossus muscle group supplied by?
lingual N
Hypoglossal N
Submandibular duct located lateral to this
Styloglossus origin

Styloid process
Styloglossus insertion
Lateral border tongue
Apex
Border of body & base
Styloglossus function
Retract tongue & slightly elevavate
(up & Back)
Styloglossus muscle comments
Smallest of the extrinsic tongue muscles
Palatoglossus muscle origin

Ant soft palate
Palatoglossus insertion
Lateral border of tongue
Palatoglossus function
Elevates and narrows tongue
(posterior part up and back)
Palatoglossus comments
can be grouped entrinsic muscle
or
soft palate muscle