Hyoglossus
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| Hyoglossus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Hyoglossus visible at center.) | ||
| Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles. (Hyoglossus labeled at center left.) | ||
| Latin | musculus hyoglossus | |
| Gray's | subject #242 | |
| Origin: | hyoid | |
| Insertion: | ||
| Blood: | ||
| Nerve: | hypoglossal nerve | |
| Action: | ||
| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12549261 | |
The Hyoglossus, thin and quadrilateral, arises from the side of the body and from the whole length of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, and passes almost vertically upward to enter the side of the tongue, between the Styloglossus and Longitudinalis inferior.
The fibers arising from the body of the hyoid bone overlap those from the greater cornu.
It is important in singing.
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Hyoid bone. Anterior surface. Enlarged. |
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de:Musculus hyoglossusNerve Supply : Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII) Origin - Body and greater horn of hyoid bone Insertion - Inferolateral tongue
