Tongue Flashcards
1
Q
Parts
A
Apex, body and root
2
Q
Structures on the tongue
A
Lingual tonsil - on root of tongue
median sulcus - groove in the median plane
terminal sulcus - forms border between body and root
3
Q
Muscles of tongue all…
A
attach to lingual aponeurosis or lingual septum
4
Q
Intrinsic muscles
A
superior and inferior longitudinal muscle shorten the tongue
5
Q
Extrinsic muscles
A
Genioglossus - stop tongue going backwards
Hyoglossus - depression
Styloglossus - elevate body and apex
Palatoglossus - elevate root of tongue
6
Q
Innervation
A
motor:hypoglossal nerve TASTE:glossopharyngeal nerve (root) and vagus nerve (epiglottic valleculae)
