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
TA A05.1.04.108
FMA 46695

Anatomical terms of muscle

The transverse muscle of tongue (transversus linguae) is an intrinsic 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 the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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