Transverse muscle of tongue
| Transverse muscle of tongue | |
|---|---|
 Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles. | |
| Details | |
| Origin | median fibrous septum |
| Insertion | sides of the tongue |
| Nerve | hypoglossal nerve |
| Actions | makes the tongue narrow and elongated |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus transversus linguae |
| TA98 | A05.1.04.108 |
| TA2 | 2124 |
| FMA | 46695 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The Transversus linguæ (transverse lingualis) is a muscle of the tongue. It consists of fibers which arise from the median fibrous septum and pass lateralward to be inserted into the submucous fibrous tissue at the sides of the tongue.
The transverse lingual muscle is innervated by cranial nerve XII, the hypoglossal. This muscle functions to narrow and elongate the tongue.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1130 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- . GPnotebook https://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=268828752.
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