Superior longitudinal muscle
- Superior longitudinal muscle
Infobox Muscle
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = musculus longitudinalis superior linguae
GraySubject = 242
GrayPage = 1130
Caption = Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles.
Origin = close to the epiglottis, from the median fibrous septum
Insertion = edges of the tongue
Blood =
Nerve = hypoglossal nerve
Action =
DorlandsPre = m_22
DorlandsSuf = 12549716
The Longitudinalis linguæ superior (Superior lingualis) is a thin stratum of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue.
Course
It arises from the submucous fibrous layer close to the epiglottis and from the median fibrous septum, and runs forward to the edges of the tongue.
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