Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. (Styloglossus XII visible at center top.)
Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles. (Styloglossus labeled at center left.)
Details
Origin
Styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion
Tip and sides of tongue
Artery
Sublingual branch of the lingual artery
Nerve
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Actions
Retraction and elevation of tongue
Identifiers
Latin
musculus styloglossus
TA98
A05.1.04.105
TA2
2121
FMA
46692
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The styloglossus muscle is a bilaterally paired muscle of the tongue. It originates at the styloid process of the temporal bone. It inserts onto the side of the tongue. It acts to elevate and retract the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII).[1]
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[citation needed] The styloglossus draws up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing. Acting bilaterally (both styloglossus muscles contracting...
direction, and supplies several muscles (hyoglossus, genioglossus and styloglossus) that it passes. The rootlets of the hypoglossal nerve arise from the...
between the medial pterygoid muscle and styloglossus muscle. Upon reaching the superior border of the styloglossus muscle, the tonsillar artery penetrates...
genioglossus, the hyoglossus (often including the chondroglossus) the styloglossus, and the palatoglossus. Their main functions are altering the tongue's...
styloglossus and hyoglossus (the rest XII)) such that the tongue slopes downwards posteriorly. The contraction of the genioglossus and styloglossus (both...
nerve; and higher up, it is separated from the internal carotid by the styloglossus and stylopharyngeus muscles, the glossopharyngeal nerve, the pharyngeal...
where they are covered by a fascicle of muscular fibers derived from the styloglossus and inferior longitudinal muscles. They produce a glycoprotein, mucin...
pharynx to reach the base of the skull. The artery is crossed by the styloglossus muscle and stylopharyngeus muscle. The longus capitis muscle is situated...
depresses tongue (some consider this muscle to be part of hyoglossus) 2 1 styloglossus head, tongue (left/right) styloid process of temporal bone tongue lingual...
artery. Higher up, it is separated from the external carotid by the styloglossus and stylopharyngeus muscles, the tip of the styloid process and the stylohyoid...
the side of the tongue beneath the constrictor pharyngis superior and styloglossus, and then between the hyoglossus and deep part of the submandibular gland;...
vertically upward to enter the side of the tongue, inserting between the styloglossus and the inferior longitudinal muscle of the tongue. Structures that are...
and medial pterygoid muscle. From its deep surface, some fibers of the styloglossus muscle originate. Although classed among the ligaments of the temporomandibular...
mylohyoid nasalis palatoglossus palatopharyngeus platysma procerus risorius styloglossus transverse portion of the nasalis The facial artery may be punctured...
vein, and the vagus nerve, separated from the external carotid by the Styloglossus and Stylopharyngeus, and the hypoglossal nerve Anterior triangle of the...
tongue, and are covered by a bundle of muscular fibers derived from the styloglossus and longitudinalis inferior. They are between 12 and 25 mm (0.47 and...
bone with its three attached muscles (stylohyoid, stylopharyngeus, and styloglossus) and carotid sheath with its contained neurovasculature (internal carotid...
to the facial artery's origin). It passes superior-ward between the styloglossus muscle and stylopharyngeus muscle to reach the side of the pharynx. It...
bone.[citation needed] Anteriorly, its fibres blend with those of the styloglossus, hyoglossus, and genioglossus to form the ventral area of the tip of...
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