Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Hyoglossus visible at center.)
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Hyoglossal muscle in purple
Details
Origin
Hyoid
Insertion
Side of the tongue
Nerve
Hypoglossal (CN XII)
Actions
Depresses and retracts the tongue
Identifiers
Latin
musculus hyoglossus
TA98
A05.1.04.102
TA2
2118
FMA
46691
Anatomical terms of muscle
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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.
vein passes medial to the hyoglossus. The lingual artery passes deep to the hyoglossus. Laterally, in between the hyoglossus muscle and the mylohyoid muscle...
beneath the mandible. The hypoglossal nerve moves forward lateral to the hyoglossus and medial to the stylohyoid muscles and lingual nerve. It continues deep...
muscle and stylohyoid muscle running horizontally forward, beneath the hyoglossus. This takes it through the sublingual space. Finally, ascending almost...
above and below the transverse ridge; a portion of the origin of the hyoglossus notches the lateral margin of the geniohyoid attachment. Below the transverse...
artery can be found in the Pirogov triangle underneath the fibers of the hyoglossus muscle. Tubbs RS, Rasmussen M, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA (2011)...
triangle is an area whose boundaries are the posterior border of the hyoglossus, the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and the greater horn of the...
originate from bone and extend to the tongue. They are the genioglossus, the hyoglossus (often including the chondroglossus) the styloglossus, and the palatoglossus...
pharyngeal constrictor muscle. From there, it passes under cover of the hyoglossus muscle and is finally distributed to the palatine tonsil, the mucous membrane...
the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus. The chondroglossus muscle is sometimes described as a part of the hyoglossus. However, is separated...
Deep fascia. The floor is formed by (parts of) the: Thyrohyoid membrane, Hyoglossus, Constrictor pharyngis medius and constrictor pharyngis inferior muscles...
situated on the under surface of the tongue between the genioglossus and hyoglossus.[citation needed] It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve...
unique sternoglossus muscle, a combination of the sternohyoid and the hyoglossus, anchors the tongue directly to the sternum. The hyoid apparatus is large...
is situated above the deep portion of the submandibular gland, on the hyoglossus muscle, near the posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle. The ganglion...
constrictor pharyngis superior and styloglossus, and then between the hyoglossus and deep part of the submandibular gland; it finally runs from laterally...
artery hypoglossal nerve [CNXII] draws tip of tongue back and down 2 3 hyoglossus (ceratoglossus) head, tongue (left/right) hyoid side of tongue hypoglossal...
reaching the dorsum. The lingual septum is closely associated with the hyoglossus membrane, allowing the binding of the tongue to the hyoid muscles. Visualization...
surface of the tongue. It terminates near the anterior border of the hyoglossus muscle by uniting with the sublingual vein to form the vena comitans of...
with the fibers of the longitudinalis inferior muscle anterior to the hyoglossus muscle.[citation needed] The styloglossus is innervated by the hypoglossal...
process and the accelerator muscle. The tongue retractor muscle, the hyoglossus, connects the hyoid and accelerator muscle, and is responsible for drawing...
space, which communicate via a lateral gap between the mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscles at the posterior free margin of mylohyoid muscle. The submandibular...
(by the mylohyoid (mylohyoid nerve—V3), genioglossus, styloglossus and hyoglossus (the rest XII)) such that the tongue slopes downwards posteriorly. The...
nerve. Its floor is formed by the Mylohyoideus anteriorly, and by the hyoglossus posteriorly. Beclard Triangle Lesser Triangle Pirogoff Triangle It is...
superficial surface of the gland, and runs forward between the mylohyoid, hyoglossus, and genioglossus muscles. It then passes between the sublingual gland...
had traveled with the CN XII: 709 ), near the posterior border of the hyoglossus muscle.: 600 The thyrohyoid branch of ansa cervicalis innervates the...
the lateral wall of the oropharynx. Inferiorly, it is adjacent to th hyoglossus. The stylohyoid ligament frequently contains a little cartilage in its...
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