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Intrinsic muscle of the tongue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The superior longitudinal muscle of tongue or superior lingualis is a thin layer of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue.
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Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue | |
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Details | |
Origin | Close to epiglottis, from median fibrous septum |
Insertion | Edges of tongue |
Nerve | Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) |
Actions | Retracts tongue with inferior longitudinal muscle, making tongue short and thick |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus longitudinalis superior linguae |
TA98 | A05.1.04.106 |
TA2 | 2122 |
FMA | 46693 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
The superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue is one of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue.[1] It arises from the submucous fibrous layer close to the epiglottis and from the median fibrous septum, and runs forward to the edges of the tongue.
The superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).[2]
The superior longitudinal muscle of the tongue works with the other intrinsic muscles to move the tongue.[1]
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