Lecture title - Muscles of the tongue

3 important questions on Lecture title - Muscles of the tongue

What are the muscles of the tongue?

1. Genioglossus: most rostral
2. Geniohyoid: right under genioglossus
3. Mylohyoid: most ventral, thinnest
4. Hyoglossus: most caudal, pulls tongue backwards
5. Styloglossus: styloid bone to lateral surface of tongue, elevates and retracts tongue

Tongue surface regions of a cow

1. Apex: filiform
2. Body: fungiform
3. Torus: vallate
4. Root
5. Lingual tonsils present right in front of epiglottis

Tongue surface regions of a horse

1. Apex: filiform and fungiform
2. Dorsum: vallate
3. Root: follate
4. Lingual tonsils on epiglottis

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