Muscles of the Tongue

Question 1

What types of tongue muscles did we learn about?

Answer 1

• Intrinsic tongue muscles
• Extrinsic tongue muscles

Question 2

What are the Intrinsic tongue muscles?

Answer 2

• Superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue
• Inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue
• Transverse muscle of tongue
• Vertical muscle of tongue

Question 3

Function of the Superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue

Answer 3

• Elevates tip of tongue
• Pulls tongue to side

Question 4

Function of the Inferior longitudinal muscle of the tongue

Answer 4

• Pulls tip of tongue downward
• Pulls tongue to the side

Question 5

Function of the transverse muscle of the tongue

Answer 5

• Narrows the tongue

Question 6

Function of the vertical muscle of the tongue

Answer 6

• Flattens the tongue
• Pulls tongue down into the floor of the mouth

Question 7

List the extrinsic tongue muscles.

Answer 7

• Genioglossus muscle
• Hyoglossus muscle
• Styloglossus muscle
• Palatoglossus muscle

Question 8

Function of the genioglossus muscle

Answer 8

• Retract the tongue
• Protrude the tongue
• Elevate the hyoid
• Contraction of both the anterior and posterior fibers of the genioglossus muscle depresses the tongue

Question 9

Function of the palatoglossus muscle

Answer 9

• Elevates back of tongue
• Depresses velum

Question 10

The palatoglossus muscle is a muscular structure of what?

Answer 10

• Muscular structure of anterior faucial pillar