Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Cheek, Face, Mouth, Muscles and tendons, Vasculature.

Higher resolution images are available for a fee. Contact Drew Bourn, PhD, MLIS.

Dissection of oral region

Intrinsic muscles of tongue; deep lingual artery, left lateral view

The tongue has been dissected and elevated.

1 .	Nasal mucosal membrane and hard palate
2 .	Dorsum of tongue
3 .	Transverse palatine fold
4 .	Gingiva
5 .	Apex of tongue
6 .	Branches of lingual nerve (cut off)
7 .	Genioglossus muscle
8 .	Mental spine (genial tubercle)
9 .	Geniohyoid muscle right
10 .	Mylohyoid muscle (cut across at raphe)
11 .	Greater palatine artery
12 .	Levator veli palatini muscle (cut off)
13 .	Tendon of tensor veli palatini muscle (cut off)
14 .	Tunica of lingual mucosa
15 .	Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
16 .	Superior longitudinal muscle of tongue
17 .	Hyoglossus muscle (cut across)
18 .	Inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue
19 .	Deep lingual artery
20 .	Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
21 .	Branches of hypoglossal nerve (cut off)
22 .	Lesser horn hyoid bone
23 .	Greater horn hyoid bone