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    The inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue is an intrinsic muscle of the tongue. It is situated on the under surface of the tongue between the genioglossus...
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  • Longitudinal muscle of tongue may refer to: Inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue This disambiguation page lists...
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    The superior longitudinal muscle of tongue or superior lingualis is a thin layer of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous...
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    superior longitudinal muscle, the inferior longitudinal muscle, the vertical muscle, and the transverse muscle. These muscles alter the shape of the tongue by...
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    Hyoglossus (redirect from Hyoglossus muscle)
    the tongue, inserting between the styloglossus and the inferior longitudinal muscle of the tongue. Structures that are medial/deep to the hyoglossus are...
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    Glossopharyngeal nerve (category Nerves of the head and neck)
    glands of the posterior tongue, and the stylopharyngeus muscle (which dilates the pharynx during swallowing). The branchial motor component of CN IX provides...
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    This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...
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    Styloglossus Superior longitudinal muscle Inferior longitudinal muscle Transverse muscle Vertical muscle Palatoglossus Uvula Fauces Muscles of soft palate and...
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    also by association to those muscles innervated, such as those of the tongue, pharynx and larynx. The medulla can be thought of as being in two parts: an...
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  • the tongue. The intrinsic muscles of the tongue (XII) contract to make a trough (a longitudinal concave fold) at the back of the tongue. The tongue is...
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    set of fibers. For example, the tongue itself is a composite muscle made up of various components like longitudinal, transverse, horizontal muscles with...
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    either side of the soft palate are the palatoglossus muscles which also reach into regions of the tongue. These muscles raise the back of the tongue and also...
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    Tibia (redirect from Ossification of tibia)
    rounded extremities of the bone; an upper (also known as superior or proximal) closest to the thigh and a lower (also known as inferior or distal) closest...
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    two sets of pharyngeal muscles form the pharynx and determine the shape of its lumen. They are arranged as an inner layer of longitudinal muscles and an...
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  • concha inferior oblique muscle inferior olivary nucleus inferior orbital fissure inferior petrosal sinus inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle inferior pubic...
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    processing – Serratus anterior muscle – Serratus posterior inferior muscle – Serratus posterior superior muscle – Skeletal muscle – Skin – Skull – Small intestine...
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    or tear in the surface of a limb or an organ, most notably on the surface of the brain, but also in the lungs, certain muscles (including the heart),...
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    Mucous gland (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
    fascicle of muscular fibers derived from the styloglossus and inferior longitudinal muscles. They produce a glycoprotein, mucin that absorbs water to form...
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    that is beneath. For example, the hypoglossal nerve supplies the muscles beneath the tongue. Infra- (from Latin infra 'under') is used to indicate something...
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    backward and the longitudinal layer shortens the tract. The layers are not truly longitudinal or circular, rather the layers of muscle are helical with...
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    appear on either side of the longitudinal muscle bundle (taenium). Colonic diverticulum Diverticulum of the urinary bladder of a 59-year-old man, transverse...
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    Heart (redirect from Atria of the heart)
    lower part of the interventricular septum and crosses the interior space of the right ventricle to connect with the inferior papillary muscle. The right...
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    Stomach (redirect from Body of stomach)
    outer longitudinal and the middle circular layer and is responsible for the innervation of both (causing peristalsis and mixing). The outer longitudinal layer...
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  • some maintain damage to the inferior pre-Rolandic motor strip (the motor cortex region responsible glossopharyngeal muscle control) is also necessary.[citation...
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    flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is retrosternal...
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    neuropathological disorder characterized by paralysis of the facial, tongue, pharynx, and masticatory muscles of the mouth that aid in chewing.[unreliable source...
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  • production of speech is a highly complex motor task that involves approximately 100 orofacial, laryngeal, pharyngeal, and respiratory muscles. Precise and...
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    circle of Willis, with two branches, the anterior cerebral arteries emerging. These branches travel forward and then upward along the longitudinal fissure...
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    symptoms. In moderate deficiency, feeling tired, headaches, soreness of the tongue, mouth ulcers, breathlessness, feeling faint, rapid heartbeat, low blood...
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    mouth breathing, and cleft lip and cleft palate. Muscle factors – the form and function of the muscles that surround the teeth.  This could be impacted...
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