The main muscles contributing to the floor of the mouth include the mylohyoid and the geniohyoid muscles.
Floor of the mouth muscles.
It provides structural support to the floor of the mouth and pulls the larynx forward during swallowing.
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It receives the secretions from the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands.
From wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from muscles of the neck throat and floor of the mouth this is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy.
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The floor is formed by the mylohyoid muscles and is occupied mainly by the tongue.
For purposes of surgical planning the floor of the mouth is defined as the space between the mucosal surface and the mylohyoid muscle sling and comprising both structures 1.
The major arterial supply to the floor of the mouth is provided by the sublingual and submental arteries.
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Muscular diaphragm comprised of the bilateral mylohyoid muscles.
The squamous epithelium at the mucosal surface and other superficial anatomic components of the floor of the mouth are easily evaluated at physical examination fig 1.
Activation of the floor of mouth tongue and jaw closing muscles increased tongue to palate pressure.
These findings support the use of a tongue press exercise to strengthen floor of mouth muscles tongue and jaw closing muscles.
The floor of the mouth is a small horseshoe shaped region situated beneath the movable part of the tongue and above the muscular diaphragm formed by the mylohyoid muscles and above this diaphragm is the genohyoid muscle.
The floor of mouth is a u shaped space which extends and includes from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly and the mylohyoid muscle sling 2 3.
A mucous membrane the oral mucosa lines the sides and under surface of the tongue to the gums lining the inner aspect of the jaw mandible.
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