Tongue

:Alternative meaning: Tongue, Highland

Extrinsic muscles of the tongue

There are four pairs of extrinsic muscles that act to move the tongue, and these are attached to various bones of the head and neck.

Related Topics:
Head - Neck

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• Genioglossus - this muscle comes from the genial tubercule of the mandible (lower jaw bone), and comprises most of the bulk of the tongue.
• Hyoglossus - attached to the hyoid bone, ...
• Styloglossus - comes from the styloid process of the temporal bone
• Palatoglossus - is a muscle which connects the soft palate to the tongue, it forms the bulk of the anterior of two arches that delineate the oral cavity from the oropharynx.