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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, hyoglossus is referenced by 86 other articles, and connects out to hyoid bone, tongue and hypoglossal nerve.
It is catalogued under topics including Muscles of the head and neck and Tongue.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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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Encyclopedic overview
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- Structure
- Origin
- Insertion
- Relations
- Function
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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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