lingual muscle (muscles of tongue, intrinsic/extrinsic tongue muscle)

Introduction

Extrinsic muscles:

• Genioglossus
• Hyoglossus
• Chondroglossus
• Styloglossus

Intrinsic muscles:

• Vertical
• Transverse
• Superior longitudinal
• Inferior longitudinal

Innervation

All by the hypoglossal nerve

More general terms

• skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)

Additional terms

• nose