human_reference_atlas Homo sapiens hypoglossal nerve http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Gray794.png hypoglossal nerve/ root Nerve which innervates the muscles associated with the tongue including mm geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus and rectus cervicis.[AAO] CN-XII nervus hypoglossus [xii] AAO:0010477 EHDAA:2859 SCTID:362471008 FMA:50871 BIRNLEX:820 hypoglossal nerve tree hypoglossal nerve [XII] uberon hypoglossal XII Cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of the tongue. BAMS:nXII Cranial nerves XI and XII evolved in the common ancestor to amniotes (non-amphibian tetrapods) thus totalling twelve pairs.[well established][VHOG] VHOG:0000693 AS hypoglossal nerve MA:0001094 Wikipedia:Hypoglossal_nerve UMLS:C0020614 twelfth cranial nerve Cranial nerve that innervates muscles in the tongue. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-14, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG] BAMS:12n neuronames:704 nerve XII MESH:D007002 EHDAA2:0000798 we use a broad definition of this cranial nerve that encompasses the amphibian predecessor of true amniote hypoglossal nerves BAMS:XIIn MBA:813 cranial nerve XII BTO:0003386 12n EMAPA:17269 HBA:9343 UBERON:0001650 nervus hypoglossus GAID:828 hypoglossal nerve XAO:0004215 NCIT:C12732 hypoglossal XII nerve nervi hypoglossalis In amphibians, represents the hypoglossal nerve in amniotes. Innverates mm. geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus, rectus cervicis cranial nerve