Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue
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 |
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