| Muscle | Origin/Insertion/Innervation |
| Genioglossus | Origin: Symphasis of mandible inner surface
Insertion: tongue, corpus of hyoid
Innervation CN XII (12) |
| Hyoglossus | Origin: superior surface of greater cornu of hyoid
Insertion: lateral portion of tongue
CN XII (12) |
| Styloglossus | Origin: styloid process
Insertion: lateral edges of tongue
Innervation: CN XII (12) |
| Palatoglossus | Origin: palatal aponeurosis
Insertion: lateral sides of tongue
Innervation: CN X (10) and XII (12) |
| Lavator Veli Palatini | Origin: temporal bone
Insertion: palatal aponeurosis
Innervation: CN X (10) and XII (12) |
| Palatopharyngeus | Origin:anterior hard palate and mid soft palate
Insertion: thyroid cartilage
Innervation: CN X (10) and XII (12) |
| Masseter | Origin: zygomatic arch
Insertion: mandible
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Temporalis | Origin: temporal fossa
Insertion: mandible
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Medial pterygoid | Origin: medial pterygoid
Insertion: mandible
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Lateral pterygoid | Origin: pterygoid & greater wing sphenoid
Insertion: mandible
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Digastricus anterior belly | Origin: mandibular symphasis
Insertion: intermediate tendon
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Digastricus posterior belly | Origin: mastoid process of temporal bone
Insertion: intermediate tendon
Innervation: CN VII (7) |
| Mylohyoid | Origin: myloid line of mandible
Insertion: median fibrous raphe
Innervation: CN V (5) |
| Geniohyoid | Origin: mental spines of mandible
Insertion: hyoid
Innervation: CN XII (12) |
