Hyoglossus muscle
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The hyoglossus muscle is a thin, quadrilaterally shaped muscle in the upper neck and the floor of the mouth. It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue.
Summary
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origin
-:Hyoidhyoid bone: from the entire length of the greater cornu and front of the body of the hyoid. -
insertion:
- Sideside of the tongue between styloglossus laterally and the inferior longitudinal muscle/bands medially. - nerve supply: hypoglossal nerve
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blood supply
-: sublingual branch of the lingual artery and the submental branch of the facial artery. -
action
-: depresses and retracts the tongue.
-<strong>origin - </strong><a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">Hyoid bone</a>: from the entire length of the greater cornu and front of the body of the hyoid.</li>- +<strong>origin: </strong><a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">hyoid bone</a>: from the entire length of the greater cornu and front of the body of the hyoid</li>
-<strong>insertion</strong> - Side of the tongue between <a href="/articles/styloglossus-muscle">styloglossus</a> laterally and the inferior longitudinal muscle/bands medially.</li>- +<strong>insertion:</strong> side of the tongue between <a href="/articles/styloglossus-muscle">styloglossus</a> laterally and the inferior longitudinal muscle/bands medially</li>
-<strong>nerve supply -</strong> <a href="/articles/hypoglossal-nerve">Hypoglossal </a><strong><a href="/articles/hypoglossal-nerve">nerve</a></strong>- +<strong>nerve supply:</strong> <a href="/articles/hypoglossal-nerve">hypoglossal nerve</a>
-<strong>blood supply - </strong>sublingual branch of the<a href="/articles/lingual-artery"> lingual artery</a> and the submental branch of the <a title="Facial artery" href="/articles/facial-artery">facial artery</a>.</li>- +<strong>blood supply: </strong>sublingual branch of the<a href="/articles/lingual-artery"> lingual artery</a> and the submental branch of the <a href="/articles/facial-artery">facial artery</a>
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-<strong>action - </strong>depresses and retracts the tongue.</li>- +<strong>action: </strong>depresses and retracts the tongue</li>
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