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2. Genio-hyoideus. — Attached to the genial surface 

 and to the anterior opening of the body of the hyoid 

 bone which it draws forward. 



3. Stylo-hyoideus — Synonyms. Hyoidens magnus, 

 (P). Kerato-hyoideus magnus, (L). Attached to 

 the supero-posterior angle of the long branch, to the 

 cornua of the os hyoides, which it draws backwards. 



4. Kerato-hyoideus. — Synonyms. Hyoideus par- 

 vus, (P). Small kerato-hyoideus, (L). Attached to 



Vj the posterior border of the cornu^and the extremity of 

 -J the styloid bone, toSie superior border of the thyroid 



wino-. Action: Brini>;s the two branches too^ether. 

 \^ 5. OcciPiTO-HYOiDEUs. — Attached to the styloid pro- 



cess of the occipital, the superior border of the long 

 branch of the hyoid. Action : Swings the bone down- 

 wards and backwards. 



6. Transversalis-hyoideus. — Attachments: Supe- 

 rior extremity of the small branches. Action : Brings 

 them together. 



External coneormation of the tongue. — Three 

 faces, three borders and two extremities. Superior face, 

 papillae, foramen coecum of Morgagni ; lateral faces, 

 large papilla and opening of the lingual glands. The 

 two superior borders are thick; the inferior is fixed at 

 the bottom of the intermaxillary space ; the anterior 

 extremity or free part is attached to the maxillary by 



