Styloglossus muscle

Styloglossus muscle
Tongue muscles of man
origin
Styloid process of the temporal bone and the stylomandibular ligament
approach
tongue
function
pulls the tongue backwards
Innervation
Hypoglossal nerve

The styloglossus muscle is a skeletal muscle and is one of the outer muscles of the tongue . It arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone and the stylomandibular ligament , in animals from the stylohyoid of the hyoid bone . It pulls towards the tongue and pushes itself between the inner and outer carotid arteries . The muscle radiates into the tongue in a fan shape. It is supplied by the lingual artery .

He pulls the tongue backwards, with one-sided contraction he moves the tip of the tongue to the side. In interaction with the other muscles, it is important for swallowing , speaking and sucking . The tongue muscles form the tongue sounds ( linguals ).