muscles of tongue

mus·cles of tongue

[TA] extrinsic muscles include the genioglossus, hyoglossus, chondroglossus, and styloglossus muscles; intrinsic muscles comprise the vertical, transverse, and the superior and inferior longitudinal; all are innervated by the hypoglossal nerve. Synonym(s): musculi linguae [TA], lingual muscles

mus·cles of tongue

(mŭsĕlz tŭng) [TA] Extrinsic muscles include the genioglossus, hyoglossus, chondroglossus, and styloglossus muscles; intrinsic muscles comprise the vertical, transverse, and the superior and inferior longitudinal; all are innervated by the hypoglossal nerve.
Synonym(s): lingual muscles.