styloglossus muscle


sty·lo·glos·sus mus·cle

(stī'lō-glos'ŭs mŭs'ĕl) Action, retracts tongue; origin, lower end of styloid process; insertion, side and undersurface of tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal.
Synonym(s): musculus styloglossus [TA] .

sty·lo·glos·sus mus·cle

(stī'lō-glos'ŭs mŭs'ĕl) Action, retracts tongue; origin, lower end of styloid process; insertion, side and undersurface of tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal.
Synonym(s): musculus styloglossus [TA] .