Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue
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| Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue | |
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Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles.
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| Latin | musculus longitudinalis superior linguae |
| Origin | Close to the epiglottis, from the median fibrous septum |
| Insertion | Edges of the tongue |
| Hypoglossal nerve | |
| Actions | Retracts the tongue with the inferior longitudinal muscle, making the tongue short and thick |
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| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terms of muscle
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The Longitudinalis linguæ superior (Superior lingualis) is a thin stratum of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue.
Course
It arises from the submucous fibrous layer close to the epiglottis and from the median fibrous septum, and runs forward to the edges of the tongue.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
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