palatoglossus (muscle)
(redirected from musculus glossopalatinus)pal·a·to·glos·sus (mus·cle)
[TA]palatine muscle that forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).
pal·a·to·glos·sus (mus·cle)
(pală-tō-glosŭs mŭsĕl) [TA]Palatine muscle that forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa.