Vertical muscle of tongue
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| Vertical muscle of tongue | |
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| Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles. | |
| Latin | musculus verticalis linguae |
| Gray's | subject #242 1131 |
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| Nerve: | Hypoglossal nerve |
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| Dorlands /Elsevier |
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The Verticalis linguæ (Vertical lingualis) is found only at the borders of the forepart of the tongue.
Its fibers extend from the upper to the under surface of the organ.
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