See Also: Ranke (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
palatoglossus(medicine)
arcus palatoglossus(medicine)
palatoglossus muscle(medicine)
musculus palatoglossus(medicine)
Ranke, Johannes(medicine)
Ranke, Karl von(medicine)
Ranke's formula(medicine)
Ranke's angle(medicine)
Ranke, Leopold von(encyclopedia)

Ranke (as used in expressions) (sh) and palatoglossus (medicine)


Ranke (as used in expressions) (sh)


palatoglossus (medicine)


palatoglossus -->
palatoglossus muscle
<anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).

Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatinus, palatoglossus.