Hyoglossus

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Hyoglossus
Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Hyoglossus visible at center.)
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Hyoglossal muscle in purple
Latin musculus hyoglossus
Gray's subject #242 1129
Origin: hyoid
Insertion: side of the tongue
Artery:
Nerve: hypoglossal nerve
Action: depresses and retracts tongue
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 hyoglossus depresses and retracts the tongue.

The fibers arising from the body of the hyoid bone overlap those from the greater cornu.

It is important in singing.

Hyoid bone. Anterior surface. Enlarged.

Muscles of the neck. Lateral view.

The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side.

Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.

Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.

Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches.

Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

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List of muscles of head and neck: the head
scalp/eyelid occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii
extraocular levator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior)
intraocular ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter
ear auriculares - temporoparietalis - stapedius - tensor tympani
nose procerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
mouth levator anguli oris/depressor anguli oris - levator labii superioris/depressor labii inferioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius
mastication masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial)
tongue extrinsic (genioglossus, hyoglossus, chondroglossus, styloglossus) - intrinsic (superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transversus, verticalis)
soft palate levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus
pharynx pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus
larynx cricothyroid - cricoarytenoid (posterior, lateral) - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid
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Nerve Supply : Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII) Origin - Body and greater horn of hyoid bone Insertion - Inferolateral tongue

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