Soft Palate & Intrinsic & extrinsic Glossa Muscles Flashcards
Origin of Levator Veli Palatini
Apex of the petrous part of temporal bone and medial surface of the auditory tube cartilage
Insertion of Levator Veli Palatini
Muscles and fascia of the soft palate; palatine aponeurosis
Action of Levator Veli Palatini
Elevates soft palate
Origin of Musculus Uvulae
Posterior nasal spine
Insertion of Musculus Uvulae
Mucosa of the uvula
Action of Musculus Uvulae
Shortens the uvula
Origin of Palatoglossus
Palatine aponeurosis
Insertion of Palatoglossus
Side of the tongue, entering from above
Action of Palatoglossus
elevates and retracts the tongue
Origin of Tensor Veli Palatini
Scaphoid fossa
Lateral wall of the auditory tube cartilage.
Insertion of Tensor Veli Palatini
Palatine Aponeurosis
Action of Tensor Veli Palatini
Opens the auditory tube; tenses the soft palate
Origin of Chondroglossus
Medial side of the lesser horn of the hyoid bone
Insertion of Chondroglossus
Ascends to blend weith the intrinsic tongue musculature
Action of Chondroglossus
Pulls the sides of the tongue down
Origin of Geniglossus
Mental spine on the inner aspect of the mental symphysis
Insertion of Geniglossus
Fans out to insert into the tongue from the tip to the base
Action of Geniglossus
Protudes the tongue (inferior fibers)
Depresses the tongue (middle fibers)
Origin of Hyoglossus
Upper border of the greater horn of the hyoid and body of the hyoid bone
Insertion of Hyoglossus
Spreads into the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Action of Hyoglossus
Depresses the sides of the tongue
Retracts the tongue
Origin Styoglossus
Anterior side of the styloid process
Insertion of Styoglossus
Posterolateral side of the tongue
Action of the Styoglossus
Retracts and elevates the tongue
Origin of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within the tongue
Insertion of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue near the apex
Action of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
Origin of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue
Insertion of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue near the apex
Action of Superior Longituidinalis Lingaue
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
Origin of Transversus Linguae
Within tongue
Insertion of Transversus Linguae
Within tongue
Action of Transversus Linguae
Compresses the sides of the tongue
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
Origin of Verticalis Linguae
Within tongue
Insertion of Verticalis Linguae
Within tongue
Action of Verticalis Linguae
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
