The hyoglossal membrane is a strong fibrous lamina, which connects the under surface of the

root of the tongue The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by tast ...

to the

body of the hyoid bone The hyoid bone (lingual bone or tongue-bone) () is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies between the base of the mandible and the third cervical vertebr ...

. It is characterized by a posterior widening of the lingual septum. This membrane receives, in front, some of the fibers of the

Genioglossi The genioglossus is one of the paired extrinsic muscles of the tongue. The genioglossus is the major muscle responsible for protruding (or sticking out) the tongue. Structure Genioglossus is the fan-shaped extrinsic tongue muscle that forms the ma ...

. Inferior fibers are attached to hyoglossal membrane, and to the upper anterior body of the midline of hyoid bone.

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