innervated by has muscle origin has muscle insertion tongue muscle pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve palatoglossus muscle UBERON:0001574 EMAPA:18278 palatoglossal muscle NCIT:C53170 SCTID:244783001 Wikipedia:Palatoglossus_muscle The palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, or palatoglossal muscle is a small fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the glossopalatine arch. It arises from the anterior surface of the soft palate, where it is continuous with the muscle of the opposite side, and passing downward, forward, and lateralward in front of the palatine tonsil, is inserted into the side of the tongue, some of its fibers spreading over the dorsum, and others passing deeply into the substance of the organ to intermingle with the Transversus linguæ. [WP,unvetted]. palatoglossus MA:0002351 FMA:46697 palatoglossal musculus palatoglossus tongue hard palate palatal muscle