The mouth cavity seen from anterior view. The palatoglossus muscle is beneath the glossopalatine arch (labeled at upper right)
Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (palatoglossus muscle not labeled)
Details
Origin
Palatine aponeurosis
Insertion
Tongue
Nerve
Vagus nerve (via pharyngeal branch to pharyngeal plexus)
Actions
Raising the back part of the tongue
Identifiers
Latin
musculus palatoglossus
TA98
A05.1.04.110
TA2
2131
FMA
46697
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The palatoglossal muscle is a muscle of the soft palate and an extrinsic muscle of the tongue. Its surface is covered by oral mucosa and forms the visible palatoglossal arch.
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transverse muscle of tongue. The palatoglossusmuscle receives motor innervation from the pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve. It is the only muscle of the tongue...
extrinsic muscles of the tongue is supplied by efferent motor nerve fibers from the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), with the exception of the palatoglossus, which...
soft palate, its fibers spread out between the two strands of the palatoglossusmuscle to attach to the superior surface of the palatine aponeurosis and...
its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch. It is separated from the palatoglossusmuscle by an angular interval, in which the palatine tonsil is lodged. It...
Palatal muscles may refer to: Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini muscle Musculus uvulae Palatoglossusmuscle Palatopharyngeus muscle This disambiguation...
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nerve that innervates all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve. CN XII is...
the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) (like all muscles of the tongue except palatoglossus which is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve (CN X))...
muscles are: Tensor veli palatini, which is involved in swallowing Palatoglossus, involved in swallowing Palatopharyngeus, involved in breathing Levator...
either side of the soft palate are the palatoglossusmuscles which also reach into regions of the tongue. These muscles raise the back of the tongue and also...
the tongue, near its root. Foliate taste buds are found near the palatoglossusmuscle, with a few taste buds papillae. In 2000, researchers C. J. Pfeiffer...
discuss][citation needed] This includes the following muscles: palatopharyngeus, palatoglossus, musculus uvulae, the pharyngeal constrictors, salpingopharyngeus...
base of the tongue, and is formed by the projection of the glossopalatine muscle with its covering mucous membrane. It is the anterior border of the isthmus...
is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve, as are all muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus. Blood is supplied to the sublingual branch of the...
oropharynx The oropharynx is kept closed by palatoglossus (pharyngeal plexus—IX, X), the intrinsic muscles of tongue (XII) and styloglossus (XII). 9) Laryngeal...
anatomy of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat...
muscle Palatoglossus Uvula Fauces Muscles of soft palate and fauces Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini Musculus uvulae Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus...
palatini, and the origin for the musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and palatoglossus. The palatine aponeurosis is attached to the posterior margin of the...