Term Category: Anatomy
The genioglossues is a fan-shaped muscle that forms most of the tongue mass and is the primary muscle for protruding the tongue. The Genioglossus is one of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue originating from the mandible and inserting into the hyoid bone and the bottom of the tongue.
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