Appendix 1.1 Muscle Chart Activity 1.1

Floor of Mouth Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural innervations
Anterior belly of the digastric
Geniohyoid
Genioglossus
Mylohyoid

Extrinsic Tongue Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural Innervations
Genioglossus
Hyoglossus
Palatoglossus
Styloglossus

Intrinsic Tongue Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural innervations
Transverse
Longitudinal
Vertical

Jaw Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural innervations
Lateral Pterygoid
Masseter
Medial Pterygoid
Styloglossus
Termporalis

Palate Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural innervations
Levator Veli Palatini
Tensor Palatini
Uvular
Palatoglossus
Palatopharyngeus

Pharyngeal  Muscles

Insertions Action upon contraction Neural innervations
Cricopharyngeus
Inferior Pharyngeal Constritor
Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor
Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor

 

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