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Chondroglossus
Other Terms:
Chondroglossal muscle,
Musculus chondroglossus,
Muscle chondro-glosse
Muscle parts
None
Latin name
Musculus chondroglossus
Latin muscle parts
None
Group
Head somite muscle – occipital group (Tongue muscle)
Etymology
In English, this muscle’s name means the cartilage muscle of the tongue. The term chondroglossus takes its origin from the Greek term chondros meaning “cartilage,” a term also used by the ancients to describe porridge, apparently from its resemblance to cartilage and the Greek word glossa meaning “the tongue.”
Origin
Lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.
Insertion
Blends with the intrinsic muscles of the tongue on the lateral aspect where it passes between the hyoglossus and genioglossus muscles.
Action
Assists the hyoglossus in depressing the tongue.
Nerve supply
Hypoglossal nerve (Cranial nerve XII)
Blood supply
Dorsal lingual arteries arising from the second part of the lingual artery, which arises from the external carotid artery,
Latin
Musculus chondroglossus
French
Muscle chondro-glosse
