Soft Palate & Intrinsic & extrinsic Glossa Muscles Flashcards

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Origin of Levator Veli Palatini

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Apex of the petrous part of temporal bone and medial surface of the auditory tube cartilage

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Insertion of Levator Veli Palatini

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Muscles and fascia of the soft palate; palatine aponeurosis

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Action of Levator Veli Palatini

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Elevates soft palate

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Origin of Musculus Uvulae

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Posterior nasal spine

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Insertion of Musculus Uvulae

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Mucosa of the uvula

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Action of Musculus Uvulae

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Shortens the uvula

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Origin of Palatoglossus

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Palatine aponeurosis

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Insertion of Palatoglossus

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Side of the tongue, entering from above

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Action of Palatoglossus

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elevates and retracts the tongue

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Origin of Tensor Veli Palatini

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Scaphoid fossa
Lateral wall of the auditory tube cartilage.

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Insertion of Tensor Veli Palatini

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Palatine Aponeurosis

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Action of Tensor Veli Palatini

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Opens the auditory tube; tenses the soft palate

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Origin of Chondroglossus

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Medial side of the lesser horn of the hyoid bone

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Insertion of Chondroglossus

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Ascends to blend weith the intrinsic tongue musculature

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Action of Chondroglossus

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Pulls the sides of the tongue down

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16
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Origin of Geniglossus

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Mental spine on the inner aspect of the mental symphysis

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Insertion of Geniglossus

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Fans out to insert into the tongue from the tip to the base

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Action of Geniglossus

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Protudes the tongue (inferior fibers)
Depresses the tongue (middle fibers)

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Origin of Hyoglossus

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Upper border of the greater horn of the hyoid and body of the hyoid bone

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Insertion of Hyoglossus

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Spreads into the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

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Action of Hyoglossus

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Depresses the sides of the tongue
Retracts the tongue

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Origin Styoglossus

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Anterior side of the styloid process

23
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Insertion of Styoglossus

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Posterolateral side of the tongue

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Action of the Styoglossus

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Retracts and elevates the tongue

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Origin of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within the tongue
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Insertion of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue near the apex
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Action of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
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Origin of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue
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Insertion of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae
Within tongue near the apex
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Action of Superior Longituidinalis Lingaue
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
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Origin of Transversus Linguae
Within tongue
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Insertion of Transversus Linguae
Within tongue
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Action of Transversus Linguae
Compresses the sides of the tongue Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication
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Origin of Verticalis Linguae
Within tongue
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Insertion of Verticalis Linguae
Within tongue
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Action of Verticalis Linguae
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication