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Transverse linguae muscle
Other Terms:
Transverse muscle of the tongue,
Transverse linguae muscle,
Right transverse lingual muscle
Muscle parts
None
Latin name
Musculus transversus linguae
Latin muscle parts
None
Group
Head somite muscle – occipital group (Tongue muscle)
Etymology
The English name for this muscle is the crosswise muscle of the tongue. The word linguae comes from the Latin lingua meaning “tongue.” The term transversus is Latin for “crosswise.””
Origin
Median lingual septum
Insertion
Submucosa at the lateral margin of the tongue
Action
Narrow and lengthen the tongue.
Nerve supply
Hypoglossal nerve (Cranial nerve XII)
Blood supply
Lingual artery from the external carotid artery and tonsillar artery from the first part of the facial artery.
