Your Tongue

Question 1

apex

Answer 1

tip of tongue

Question 2

blade

Answer 2

just behind the apex

Question 3

frenulum

Answer 3

flap of tissue beneath apex attached to floor of mouth

Question 4

papillae

Answer 4

taste buds are interspersed throughout

Question 5

median fibrous septum

Answer 5

divides tongue into right and left halves

origin for some tongue muscles

Question 6

what is a muscular hydrostat?

Answer 6

a muscular organ that lacks skeleton, bone, or cartilage

provides its own support through muscular contraction

can move in various ways

Question 7

superior longitudinal origin (i)

Answer 7

the hyoid bone and the median fibrous septum

Question 8

superior longitudinal insert (i)

Answer 8

lateral margins of the tongue and region of the apex

Question 9

superior longitudinal action (i)

Answer 9

assists in retraction and elevates the tip of the tongue

Question 10

inferior longitudinal origin(i)

Answer 10

root of the tongue and hyoid bone

Question 11

inferior longitudinal insert(i)

Answer 11

apex of the tongue

Question 12

inferior longitudinal action(i)

Answer 12

pulls tip of the tongue downward

assists in retraction

Question 13

transverse origin(i)

Answer 13

median fibrous septum

Question 14

transverse insert(i)

Answer 14

lamina propria on the sides of the tongue

Question 15

transverse action(i)

Answer 15

narrows and elongates the tongue

Question 16

vertical origin(i)

Answer 16

mucous membrane of dorsum of tongue

Question 17

vertical insert(i)

Answer 17

inferior surface of the tongue

Question 18

vertical action(i)

Answer 18

flattens the tongue

Question 19

genioglossus

Answer 19

makes up the bulk of the tongue

Question 20

genioglossus origin

Answer 20

deep mandibular surface at symphisis

Question 21

genioglossus insertion

Answer 21

tip and all along the dorsum of the tongue and hyoid bone

Question 22

genioglossus action

Answer 22

anterior fibers retract tongue, posterior fibers protrude tongue together

**look at slides

Question 23

styloglossus origin

Answer 23

styloid process of the temporal bone

Question 24

styloglossus insert

Answer 24

inferior sides of the tongue

Question 25

styloglossus action

Answer 25

pulls tongue up and back

Question 26

hyoglossus origin

Answer 26

length of the greater cornu and lateral body of hyoid

Question 27

hyoglossus insert

Answer 27

sides of the tongue between the styloglossus and inferior longitudinal mms

Question 28

hyoglossus action

Answer 28

pulls sides of tongue down

Question 29

palatoglossus origin

Answer 29

velum and extends inferiors and anteriorly through the anterior faucial pillars

Question 30

palatoglossus insert

Answer 30

posterior and lateral margins of tongue

Question 31

palatoglossus action

Answer 31

to lower velum or to decrease distance between left and right faucial pillars