Term
| Superior longitudinal muscle (intrinsic tongue- dorsal) |
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Definition
| from base |
to apex |
shorten, thicken tongue. Curl tongue in dif directions |
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Term
| Inferior longitudinal muscle (intrinsic tongue- ventral) |
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Definition
| from base |
to apex |
shorten, thicken tongue. Curl tongue in dif directions |
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Term
| Transverse (instrinsic tongue) |
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Definition
| median septum |
toward lateral surface |
make tongue long and narrow |
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Term
| Vertical (intrinsic tongue) |
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Definition
| from dorsal inward |
to ventral surface in tongue body |
make tongue long and narrow |
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Term
| Genioglossus (extrinsic tongue) |
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Definition
| genial tubercles |
some on hyoid. MOST insert from base to apex of tongue |
sticking out your tongue. Also, depresses portions of tongue. |
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Term
| Styloglossus (extrinsic tongue) |
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Definition
| Styloid process of temporal bone |
passes inf/ant to insert into various portions of the tongue (lateral, apex, and border) |
retracts tongue superoposteriorly |
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Term
| Hypoglossus (extrinsic tongue) |
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Definition
| Greater cornu and body of hyoid |
lateral surface and body of tongue |
depresses tongue |
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