{"id":2532,"date":"2020-10-20T15:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/muscles\/muscles-of-the-tongue\/"},"modified":"2021-09-05T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T07:28:43","slug":"muscles-of-the-tongue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/head\/muscles-head\/muscles-of-the-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Muscles of the tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The muscles of the tongue help move it as a whole (extrinsic muscles) or change its shape (intrinsic muscles), allowing great mobility and flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Classification<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The muscles of the tongue can be classified into two groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Extrinsic muscles, which originate from bone and attach to the tongue. <\/li><li>Intrinsic muscles, which are contained within the tongue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Extrinsic muscles<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extrinsic muscles help move the tongue as a whole:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Genioglossus<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Originate from the spine of the mandible<\/li><li><strong>Hyoglossus<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Originate from the body and greater horn of the hyoid bone<\/li><li><strong>Styloglossus<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Originate from the styloid process<\/li><li><strong>Palatoglossus<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Originate from the soft palate<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first three muscles are named by their order from deep to superficial (beginning with genioglossus being at the floor of the mouth \u2013 it is the thickest muscle of the extrinsic muscles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"attachment_18682\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tongue-muscles.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Muscles of the tongue\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tongue-muscles-600x505.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18682\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. Extrinsic muscles of the tongue<\/strong>&nbsp;(Credit: OpenStax,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Intrinsic muscles<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intrinsic muscles help change the shape of the tongue. They are named after their orientation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Superior and inferior longitudinal muscles<\/li><li>Transverse muscle<\/li><li>Vertical muscle<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Innervation<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_4\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles are innervated by the hypoglossal nerve, except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve.<\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extrinsic muscles<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrinsic muscles<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innervation<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The muscles of the tongue help move it as a whole (extrinsic muscles) or change its shape (intrinsic muscles), allowing great mobility and flexibility. Classification The muscles of the tongue can be classified into two groups: Extrinsic muscles, which originate from bone and attach to the tongue. Intrinsic muscles, which are contained within the tongue. 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