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Lecture 64: Anatomy of Tongue: Dr. Mohammad Rehan Asad

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LECTURE 64: ANATOMY

OF TONGUE
DR. MOHAMMAD REHAN ASAD
At the end of the lecture the student should be able to

• Discuss development of tongue


• Describe mucous membrane of tongue
• Enlist extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of tongue with its
action and nerve supply
• Identify blood supply, nerve supply and lymphatic
drainage of tongue.
• Identify congenital anomalies of the tongue
Introduction
• The tongue is a mass of
striated muscle covered
with mucous membrane
• The muscles attach the
tongue to the styloid
process and the soft
palate above and to the
mandible and the hyoid
bone below.
• The tongue is divided into
right and left halves by a
median fibrous septum.
Development
• Starts forming in fourth week
• Two lateral swelling and one
median swelling known as
tuberculum impar
• These three swelling arise
from first pharyngeal arch.
• It form anterior 2/3 of tongue.
• The second median swelling
copula is formed from second,
third and fourth brachial arch.
• Also known as hypobrachial
eminence.
Development
• That’s why general sensory
innervation of body is 5th
CN, and root is by IX and X
CN.
• Nerves of first, third and
fourth arches.
• Tongue tie: also known as
ankyloglossia
• The tongue is not free from
the floor of the mouth.
• Frenulum extend up to the
tip of the tongue.
Mucous Membrane of the Tongue

• Divided into anterior and


posterior parts by a V-shaped
sulcus, the sulcus terminalis
• The apex of the sulcus projects
backward and is marked by a
small pit, the foramen cecum.
• The sulcus serves to divide the
tongue into the anterior two
thirds, or oral part, and the
posterior third, or pharyngeal
part.
• The foramen cecum is an
embryologic remnant and marks
the site of the upper end of the
thyroglossal duct.
Mucous Membrane of the Tongue

• Three types of papillae are


present on the upper surface
of the anterior two thirds of
the tongue: the filiform,
papillae, the fungiform
papillae, and the vallate
papillae.
• the posterior third of the
tongue is devoid of papillae
but has an irregular surface
caused by the presence of
underlying lymph nodules,
the lingual tonsil.
Mucous Membrane of the Tongue
• The mucous membrane on the
inferior surface of the tongue is
reflected from the tongue to the
floor of the mouth.
• In the midline anteriorly, the
undersurface of the tongue is
connected to the floor of the mouth
by a fold of mucous membrane, the
frenulum of the tongue.
• On the lateral side of the frenulum,
the deep lingual vein can be seen
through the mucous membrane.
• Lateral to the lingual vein, the
mucous membrane forms a fringed
fold called the plica fimbriata
Intrinsic Muscles

• These muscles are confined to the tongue and are not


attached to bone.
• They consist of longitudinal, transverse,and vertical fibers.
• Originate form median septum and sub mucosa
• Insert in mucous membrane
• Nerve supply: Hypoglossal nerve
• Action: Alter the shape of the tongue
Extrinsic Muscles
• These muscles are attached to
bones and the soft palate.
• Genioglossus, the hyoglossus,
the styloglossus,and the
palatoglossus.
• Genioglossus
O: Superior genial spine of
mandible
I: Blends with other muscles of
tongue
Action: Protrudes apex of
tongue through mouth
Extrinsic Muscles

• Hyoglossus
O: Body and greater
cornu of hyoid bone
I: Blends with other
muscles of tongue
Action: Depresses
tongue
Extrinsic Muscles

• Styloglossus
O: Styloid process of temporal
bone
I: Blends with other muscles of
tongue
Action: Draws tongue upward
and backward
• Palatoglossus
O: Palatine aponeurosis
I: Side of tongue
Action: Pulls roots of tongue
upward and backward, narrows
oropharyngeal isthmus
Blood supply

• Arterial supply: The


lingual artery, the
tonsillar branch of the
facial artery, and the
ascending pharyngeal
artery supply the tongue.
• Venous drainage: The
veins drain into the
internal jugular vein.
Lymph Drainage

Tip: Submental lymph


nodes
Sides of the anterior
two thirds:
Submandibular and
deep cervical lymph
nodes
Posterior third: Deep
cervical lymph nodes
Innervation
• Sensory Innervation
Anterior two thirds: Lingual
nerve branch of mandibular
division of trigeminal nerve
(general sensation) and
chorda tympani branch of the
facial nerve (taste)
Posterior third:
Glossopharyngeal nerve
(general sensation and taste)
• Motor supply: all the muscles
are supplied by Hypoglossal
nerve except palatogossus.
Movements of the Tongue

• Protrusion: The genioglossus muscles on both sides


acting together
• Retraction: Styloglossus and hyoglossus muscles on
both sides acting together
• Depression: Hyoglossus muscles on both sides acting
together
• Retraction and elevation of the posterior third:
Styloglossus and palatoglossus muscles on both sides
acting together
• Shape changes: Intrinsic muscles
Congenital anomalies of tongue
Aglossia
• Aglossia- complete absence of tongue
• Hemiglossia- one half of the anterior
third is suppressed due to non
appearance of lingual swelling on
affected side
• Tongue tie- ankyloglossia, due to the
shortening of frenulum linguae, Ankyloglossia
produces disturbances of speech
• Thyroglossal cyst- remnants of
thyroglossal duct persist and forms
median cystic swelling
• Lingual thyroid- median thyroid
rudiment fails to grow caudally and
persists within the substance of tongue
Lingual
thyroid
Clinical application
• Laceration of the Tongue: commonly associated with
accidental bites during eating, anaesthesia and epileptic
attacks.
Summary
• General introduction
• Development
• Congenital anomaly
• Muscles
• Innervation
• Blood supply and lymphatic drainage
• Clinical application
Reference
• Gray’s anatomy for students, 2nd edition.
• Langman’s Medical Embryology, 11th edition.
• Clinical anatomy by snells, 9th edition.

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