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Styloglossus elevates and retracts tongue
Genioglossus protrudes and depresses centre of tongue
Hyoglossus depresses tongue
Palatoglossus elevates back of tongue and depresses soft palate and moves palatopharyngeal folds to midline.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe genioglossus depresses the tongue and thrusts it out. The styloglossus raises and withdraws the tongue. The palatoglossus raises its back. And, the hyoglossus lowers the tongue's sides. The tongue's intrinsic muscles, which include the longitudinalis superior, longitudinalis inferior, transversus linguae and verticalis linguae, are especially important for speech and deglutition, or swallowing food.
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Which muscle will depress the scapula or elevate the ribs?
The pectoralis minor originates on the third to the fifth ribs (and elevates ribs). It depresses the scapula (and elevates ribs).
What side of the brain controls the tongue?
the brain? or the muscle which IS the tongue
What is the name bone of the tongue of the tongue?
There is no bonw in the tongue. The tongue is pure muscle
What is the flower part that elevates the anther?
The filament is the part of the flower that elevates the anther.
A Muscle that starts with a T?
I know 2 muscles that start with "T." The triceps and the tongue.
What muscle retracts the tongue?
styloglossus: retracts the tongue, elevates side
What muscle makes up the bulk of the tongue?
The tongue is considered the strongest muscle in the body. It has four paired intrinsic muscles that originate and insert within the tongue, running along its length. They have no boney attachment. And they make up the body of the tongue.1.The superior longitudinal muscle runs along the superior surface of the tongue under the mucous membrane, and elevates the tip.2.The inferior longitudinal muscle lines the sides of the tongue.3.The verticalis muscle is located in the middle of the tongue. This is the largest.4.The transversus muscle divides the tongue at the middle.
What is a levitator muscle?
A muscle that raises or elevates a part.
What muscle elevates the mandible in the human and cat?
the masseter muscle
What muscle elevates the first two ribs?
scalenes
Is their a bone in your tongue?
No, there is no bone in your tongue. The tongue is a muscle, and only a muscle.
What does it mean when the term levator is part of the descriptive term for a muscle's action?
The muscle elevates and/or adducts a region.
Strongest muscle in the body is?
yes the tongue is the strongest muscle is the tongue
How much of muscle is in a human tongue?
The whole tongue is a muscle!
Which muscle will depress the scapula or elevate the ribs?
The pectoralis minor originates on the third to the fifth ribs (and elevates ribs). It depresses the scapula (and elevates ribs).
What does the inferior oblique muscle of the eye do?
The inferior oblique muscle of the eye, abducts, elevates and laterally rotates the eye
What is levator labii superiorios alaeque nasi?
It is a muscle that elevates the upper lip.
