See Also: superior longitudinal muscle of tongue(medicine)
inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue(medicine)
median longitudinal raphe of tongue(medicine)
superior longitudinal sinus(medicine)
superior longitudinal fasciculus(medicine)
superior longitudinal sulcus(medicine)
transverse muscle of tongue(medicine)
vertical muscle of tongue(medicine)
superior tarsal muscle(medicine)
superior oblique muscle of head(medicine)

isogenous (iou) and superior longitudinal muscle of tongue (medicine)


isogenous (iou)



isogenous adjective. L19.
[from ISO- + -GENOUS. Cf. ecclesiastical Greek isogenes equal in kind or Nature.]
Biology. Chiefly of organs or parts: having the same or a similar (esp. embryological) origin.
isogeny noun the condition of being isogenous L19.

superior longitudinal muscle of tongue (medicine)


superior longitudinal muscle of tongue


An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, running from base to tip on the dorsum just beneath the mucous membrane; action, shortens the upper part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual.

Synonym: musculus longitudinalis superior, superficial lingual muscle.