Palatoglossus muscle
Musculus palatoglossus
- Related terms: Palatoglossus
Definition
Origin: Palatine aponeurosis
Insertion: Tongue
Nerve: Vagus nerve and cranialaccessory nerve
Action: Raising the back part of the tongue
Description:
The Palatoglossus is a small fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the glossopalatine arch. It arises from the anterior surface of the soft palate, where it is continuous with the muscle of the opposite side, and passing downward, forward, and lateralward in front of the palatine tonsil, is inserted into the side of the tongue, some of its fibers spreading over the dorsum, and others passing deeply into the substance of the organ to intermingle with the Transversus linguae.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
