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Also known as genioglossus muscle

The genioglossus is one of the paired extrinsic muscles of the tongue. It is a fan-shaped muscle that comprises the bulk of the body of the tongue. It arises from the mental spine of the mandible; it inserts onto the hyoid bone, and the bottom of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). The genioglossus is the major muscle responsible for protruding (or sticking out) the tongue.

Key facts

Muscle.Name
Genioglossus
Muscle.Latin
musculus genioglossus
Muscle.Image
Genioglossus.png
Muscle.Caption
Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side.
Muscle.Image2
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Muscle.Caption2
Muscles of the tongue from below, with genioglossus visible at top
Muscle.Origin
Superior part of mental spine of mandible (symphysis menti)
Muscle.Insertion
Underside of tongue and body of hyoid
Muscle.Action
Inferior fibers protrude the tongue, middle fibers depress the tongue, and its superior fibers draw the tip back and down
Muscle.Blood
Lingual artery
Muscle.Nerve
Hypoglossal nerve

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Genioglossus muscles
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Structure
  • Origin
  • Insertion
  • Innervation
  • Blood supply
  • Function
  • Clinical significance
  • History
  • Other animals
  • References
  • External links

The genioglossus is one of the paired extrinsic muscles of the tongue. It is a fan-shaped muscle that comprises the bulk of the body of the tongue. It arises from the mental spine of the mandible; it inserts onto the hyoid bone, and the bottom of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). The genioglossus is the major muscle responsible for protruding (or sticking out) the tongue.

==Structure== Genioglossus is the fan-shaped extrinsic tongue muscle that forms the majority of the body of the tongue. The muscle is paired, having a left and right portion, which are divided at the midline of the tongue by a septum made of connective tissue.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “genioglossus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.