"origin: the apex of the styloid process adjacent to the origin of the stylomandibular ligament, and deep fibres of the ligament itself"
"insertion: merges with the hyoglossus and inferior longitudinal muscle of the tongue"
"innervation: hypoglossal nerve"
"blood supply: ascending pharyngeal artery; ascending palatine and tonsillar arteries"
"action: tongue elevation and retraction"
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"Summary"
"blood supply: ascending pharyngeal artery; ascending palatine and tonsillar arteries"