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 sulcus(medicine)
superior longitudinal fasciculus(medicine)
transverse muscle of tongue(medicine)
vertical muscle of tongue(medicine)
superior tarsal muscle(medicine)
superior constrictor muscle of pharynx(medicine)

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.