hyoglossus
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The hyoglossus is a thin and quadrilateral extrinsic muscle of the tongue. It originates from the hyoid bone; it inserts onto the side of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). It acts to depress and retract the tongue.
Key facts
- Muscle.Name
- Hyoglossus
- Muscle.Latin
- musculus hyoglossus
- Muscle.Image
- Hyoglossus.png
- Muscle.Caption
- Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Hyoglossus visible at center.)
- Muscle.Width
- 150
- Muscle.Image2
- Hyoglossal muscle.PNG
- Muscle.Caption2
- Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Hyoglossal muscle in purple
- Muscle.Origin
- Hyoid
- Muscle.Insertion
- Side of the tongue
- Muscle.Action
- Depresses and retracts the tongue
- Muscle.Nerve
- Hypoglossal (CN XII)
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The hyoglossus is a thin and quadrilateral extrinsic muscle of the tongue. It originates from the hyoid bone; it inserts onto the side of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). It acts to depress and retract the tongue.
==Structure== It forms a part of the floor of submandibular triangle.
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