Muscles of Tongue Flashcards
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hyoglossus
A
O: body and greater horn of hyoid
I: inf aspects of lat part of tongue
A: depresses tongue
helps shorten tongue
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genioglossus
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O: via a short tendon from sup part of mental spine of mandible
I: entire dorsum of tongue
post & inf fibers attach to body of hyoid
A: BL– depresses tongue
UL– deviates (wags) tongue to contralateral side
post part– protrudes tongue
ant part– retracts apex of protruded tongue
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styloglossus
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O: ant border of distal styloid process, stylohyoid ligament
I: margins of tongue posteriorly
A: retrudes tongue and curls (elevates) its sides
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palatoglossus
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O: palatine aponeurosis of soft palate
I: enters posterolateral tongue transversely
A: elevates post tongue
depress soft palate
