Chondroglossus

Chondroglossus
Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side.
Details
Origin	Lesser horn of hyoid bone
Insertion	Intrinsic muscles of tongue
Nerve	Hypoglossal nerve
Actions	Assists hyoglossus in depressing tongue
Identifiers
Latin	musculus chondroglossus
TA98	A05.1.04.103
TA2	2119
FMA	46700
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

The chondroglossus muscle is a muscle of the tongue. It arises from the medial side of the lesser horn of the hyoid bone, before blending with intrinsic muscles of the tongue. It is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve.

Structure

The chondroglossus muscle is about 2 cm long. It arises from the medial side and base of the lesser horn of the hyoid bone.^[1] It passes directly upward.^[1] It then inserts by blending with the intrinsic muscles of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.^[1]

The chondroglossus muscle is sometimes described as a part of the hyoglossus.^[2] However, is separated from it by fibers of the genioglossus, which pass to the side of the pharynx.^[1]

Nerve supply

The chondroglossus muscle is supplied by the first lateral branch of the hypoglossal nerve.^[1] Some studies have found that it does not contain proprioceptive spindles to determine stretch.^[3]

Clinical significance

The chondroglossus muscle may be cut in the suprahyoid release surgery, which can be used during resection of the trachea.^[4]

Additional images

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  Hyoid bone. Anterior surface. Enlarged.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1130 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Ogata S, Mine K, Tamatsu Y, Shimada K (2002). "Morphological study of the human chondroglossus muscle in Japanese". Annals of Anatomy. 184 (5): 493–9. doi:10.1016/S0940-9602(02)80087-5. PMID 12392330.
2. Sakamoto, Yujiro (2017-05-01). "Configuration of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue and their spatial interrelationships". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 39 (5): 497–506. doi:10.1007/s00276-016-1777-8. ISSN 1279-8517.
3. Kubota, Kinziro; Negishi, Takayasu; Masegi, Toshiaki (1975). "Topological Distribution of Muscle Spindles in the Human Tongue and Its Significance in Proprioception". The Bulletin of Tokyo Medical and Dental University. 22 (3): 235–242. doi:10.11480/btmd.220305.
4. Kubota, Kinziro; Negishi, Takayasu; Masegi, Toshiaki (1975). "Topological Distribution of Muscle Spindles in the Human Tongue and Its Significance in Proprioception". The Bulletin of Tokyo Medical and Dental University. 22 (3): 235–242. doi:10.11480/btmd.220305.