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Palatoglossus muscle
Muscle of the soft palate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The palatoglossal muscle is a muscle of the soft palate and an extrinsic muscle of the tongue. Its surface is covered by oral mucosa and forms the visible palatoglossal arch.
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Palatoglossus muscle | |
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![]() The mouth cavity seen from anterior view. The palatoglossus muscle is beneath the glossopalatine arch (labeled at upper right) | |
![]() Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (palatoglossus muscle not labeled) | |
Details | |
Origin | Palatine aponeurosis |
Insertion | Tongue |
Nerve | Vagus nerve (via pharyngeal branch to pharyngeal plexus) |
Actions | Raising the back part of the tongue |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus palatoglossus |
TA98 | A05.1.04.110 |
TA2 | 2131 |
FMA | 46697 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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