Preferred Label : genioglossus muscle;
Uberon definition : Either of a pair of lingual muscles with origin in the mandible, with insertion to
the lingual fascia below the mucous membrane and epiglottis, with nerve supply from
the hypoglossal nerve, and whose action depresses and protrudes the tongue.;
Uberon synonym : musculus genioglossus; m. genioglossus; genioglossus;
Uberon Homology note : The lamprey head contains another group of muscles, the epi- and hypo-branchial muscles
(EBM and HBM), derivatives of anterior trunk myotomes. (...) The origin and the migration
pattern of HBM precursors are very similar to that of the gnathostome MPP, especially
to that of the tongue muscle precursors. Other evidence of homology of lamprey HBM
to the gnathostome tongue muscle is that HBM is innervated by the nerve termed the
hypoglossal nerve based on its morphological position associated with the head/trunk
interface. (...) The HBM-specific expression of the LampPax3/7 gene is consistent
with the homology of this muscle to the gnathostome tongue muscle, or to the hypobranchial
series as a whole (including the infrahyoid and possibly the diaphragm in mammals).[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : Makes up bulk of tongue in frogs and salamanders; makes up entire tongue in caecilians.;
Origin ID : 0001571;
UMLS CUI : C0224194;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- develops from
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- innervated by
Either of a pair of lingual muscles with origin in the mandible, with insertion to
the lingual fascia below the mucous membrane and epiglottis, with nerve supply from
the hypoglossal nerve, and whose action depresses and protrudes the tongue.
