superior longitudinal muscle of tongue


su·pe·ri·or lon·gi·tu·di·nal mus·cle of tongue

[TA] an intrinsic muscle of the tongue, running from base to tip on the dorsum just beneath the mucous membrane; action, shortens the upper part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym(s): musculus longitudinalis superior linguae [TA], superficial lingual muscle

su·pe·ri·or lon·gi·tu·di·nal mus·cle of tongue

(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr lon'ji-tū'di-năl mŭs'ĕl tŭng) [TA] An intrinsic muscle of tongue, running from base to tip on dorsum just beneath mucous membrane; action, shortens upper part of tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual.
Synonym(s): musculus longitudinalis superior linguae, superficial lingual muscle.