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Muscles of the Tongue

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Function of Extrinsic Tongue Muscles?   These muscles serve to anchor the tongue, add to tongue bulk, aid in tongue movement  
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What are the Extrinsic Tongue Muscles?   Genioglossus, styloglossus, hyoglossus, and palatoglossus  
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Genioglossus: Description?   Forms bulk of the tongue tissue; largest and strongest tongue muscle  
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Genioglossus: Origin?   Origin: Mental Spines  
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Genioglossus: Course?   Some fibers course inferiorly to hyoid; remainder fan out to tongue dorsum  
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Genioglossus: Insertion?   Some fibers insert into tongue dorsum, some into hyoid  
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Genioglossus: Function?   Posterior fibers will pull whole tongue forward to protrude tip; anterior fibers will retract tongue;all fibers together will draw tongue downward  
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Styloglosssus: Origin?   Styloid process of the temporal bone  
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Styloglosssus: Course?   Radiates into a fan-shaped muscle, courses inferiorly and anteriorly  
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Styloglosssus: Insertion?   Some fibers insert into the sides of the tongue near the dorsum; rest blend with fibers of hyoglossus  
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Styloglosssus: Function?   Draws tongue up and back, antagonist to genioglossus; May also draw sides of tongue up to produce a trough  
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Hyoglossus: Origin?   Origin: Body and greater horn of hyoid  
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Hyoglossus: Course?   Vertically and sightly divergent  
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Hyoglossus: Insertion?   Insertion: lateral tissue of posterior 1/2 of tongue; fibers become continuous with palatoglossus  
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Hyoglossus: Function?   Retract and depress tongue  
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Palatoglossus: Origin?   Origin: Lower surface of the palatal aponeuroses , interwoven with other fibers  
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Palatoglossus: Course?   Inferior  
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Palatoglossus: Insertion?   Insertion: sides of tongue  
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Palatoglossus: Function?   May pull palate down or sides of tongue up  
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Names of the Intrinsic Tongue Muscles?   Superior Longitudinal, Inferior Longitudinal, Transverse, and Vertical  
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Superior Longitudinal: Origin?   fibrous tissue close to root of tongue; median fibrous septum  
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Superior Longitudinal: Course and insertion?   Anteriorly/Insertion: fibrous membrane at edges of tongue  
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Inferior Longitudinal: Function   Shortens tongue and/or pulls down tip  
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Superior Longitudinal: Function?   Shortens tongue, turns tip up, may also contribute to trough formation  
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Inferior Longitudinal: Origin?   Origin: root of tongue and perhaps hyoid  
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Inferior Longitudinal: Course and Insertion?   Anteriorly/blends with othe fibers from root to tip  
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Transverse: Origin and Course?   Median fibrous septum/Laterally  
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Transverse: Insertion?   Insertion: Fibrous tissue at lateral margin of tongue  
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Transverse: Function?   Narrows and elongates the tongue  
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Vertical: Origin?   Muccous membrane of tongue dorsum  
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Vertical: Course?   Vertically downward and lateral  
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Vertical: Insertion?   Insertion: Sides and inferior surface of tongue  
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Vertical: Function?   Flattens tongue  
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