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genioglossus muscle
One of the paired lingual muscles.
Origin: mental spine of mandible
Insertion:
-> lingual fascia beneath the mucous membrane & epiglottis
Action: depresses & protrudes tongue
Innervation: hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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