Insertion Edges of the tongue Dorlands
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Origin Close to the epiglottis, from the median fibrous septum Actions Retracts the tongue with the inferior longitudinal muscle, making the tongue short and thick Latin musculus longitudinalis superior linguae | ||
The Longitudinalis linguæ superior (Superior lingualis) is a thin stratum of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue.
Course
It arises from the submucous fibrous layer close to the epiglottis and from the median fibrous septum, and runs forward to the edges of the tongue.
References
Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA