Tongue Muscles

Question 1

Superior Longitudinal Origin

Answer 1

Hyoid bone within the root of the tongue

Question 2

Superior Longitudinal Insertion

Answer 2

Front edges of the tongue and the upper surface of the tongue tip

Question 3

Superior Longitudinal Use

Answer 3

Shorten the tongue, pull the tip upward, and pull the lateral margins upward

Question 4

Inferior Longitudinal Origin

Answer 4

Hyoid bone at the root of the tongue

Question 5

Inferior Longitudinal Insertion

Answer 5

Lower surface of the tongue tip

Question 6

Inferior Longitudinal Use

Answer 6

Shortens the tongue and pulls the tip downward

Question 7

Vertical Origin

Answer 7

Just beneath the dorsum of the tongue

Question 8

Vertical Insertion

Answer 8

Near the sides of the lower surface of the tongue

Question 9

Vertical Use

Answer 9

Flattens the tongue

Question 10

Transverse Origin

Answer 10

Median fibrous skeleton of the tongue

Question 11

Transverse Insertion

Answer 11

Fibrous tissue along the side of the tongue

Question 12

Transverse Use

Answer 12

Narrows and elongates the tongue

Question 13

Styloglossus Origin

Answer 13

Side of the styloid process of the temporal bone and the stylomandibular ligament

Question 14

Styloglossus Insertion

Answer 14

Sides and root of the tongue and from there fibers run in various directions

Question 15

Styloglossus Use

Answer 15

-Draw the tongue body upward and backward
-Pull the side of the tongue upward
-Shorten the tongue
-Pull the tongue tip toward the side

Question 16

Palatoglossus Origin

Answer 16

Lower surface of the palatal aponeurosis

Question 17

Palatoglossus Insertion

Answer 17

Side of the root of the tongue

Question 18

Palatoglossus Use

Answer 18

Pulls upward, backward, and inward on the root of the tongue

Question 19

Hyoglossus Origin

Answer 19

Upper border of the body of the body and greater cornua of the hyoid bone

Question 20

Hyoglossus Insertion

Answer 20

Side of the tongue near the back

Question 21

Hyoglossus Use

Answer 21

Lowers the tongue body and draws it backward

Question 22

Genioglossus Origin

Answer 22

Inner surface of the body of the mandible near the midline

Question 23

Genioglossus Insertion

Answer 23

-Lower fibers: Into root of the tongue
-Middle Fibers: Into tongue near the junction of the dorsum and blade
-Upper fibers: Into the tip of the tongue

Question 24

Genioglossus Use

Answer 24

-Move the tongue root forward and force the tongue tip forward

-Pull the front of the tongue backward

-Pull the center of the tongue downward to form a depression along its length