palatoglossus muscle (glossopalatinus)

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Introduction

Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa.

Origin

oral surface of soft palate

Insertion

side of tongue

Action

raises back of tongue & narrows fauces

Innervation

pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve)

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995