Table. 1. Table 1

The origin and insertion of the tongue, suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles.

Region	Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Other
Tongue	Genioglossus	The superior mental spine on the posterior surface of the mandible	Hyoid bone and inferior portion of the tongue	Most mass of the tongue
	Hyoglossus	Hyoid bone	Lateral surface of tongue	Quadrilateral
	Styloglossus	Styloid process	Lateral surface of tongue
	Palatoglossus	Palatine aponeurosis	Lateral margin of tongue
Suprahyoid	Stylohyoid	Styloid process	Hyoid bone
	Geniohyoid	Inferior mental spine	Hyoid bone
	Mylohyoid	The mandible near the molars	Hyoid bone	Mylo (Greek for molar)
	Digastric	Posterior: mastoid process Anterior: digastric fossa of the mandible	Hyoid bone through the intermediate tendon
Infrahyoid	Sternohyoid	Sternum and clavicle	Hyoid bone
	Omohyoid	Scapula	Hyoid bone
	Sternothyroid	Sternum and clavicle	Thyroid
	Thyrohyoid	Thryoid	Hyoid bone

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