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Sagittal section of the tongue and lingual muscles

Sagittal section of the tongue and lingual muscles — Special organs
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Sagittal section of the tongue and lingual muscles. Sagittal view of the mouth.

Region
mouth
Structure
tongue
View
sagittal
System
muscle, bone
Focus
intrinsic muscles of tongue, genioglossus muscle, geniohyoid muscle, minor lingual salivary glands

Structures labelled on this plate

  • longitudinalis superior
  • lingual fascia
  • lingual duct (foramen caecum)
  • lingual glands
  • m. transversus
  • septum of tongue
  • Genioglossus
  • Geniohyoideus
  • hyoid bone

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.