Muscles Of Tongue Flashcards by Eric Kim | Brainscape

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Genioglossus

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Interior/anterior mandible

Body of hyoid

Protrudes tongue

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Hyoglossus

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Greater horn of hyoid

Posterolateral surface of tongue

Depresses tongue

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Styloglossus

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Styloid process of temporal bone

Lateral/posterior border of tongue

Retracts and elevates tongue

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