Hypoglossal Nerve (Noun)
Meaning
Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The hypoglossal nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue, controlling tongue movements.
- Damage to the hypoglossal nerve can result in weakness of the tongue, difficulty speaking and swallowing.
- The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve and provides motor function to all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue.
- Injury to the hypoglossal nerve may affect the ability to stick the tongue out and move it from side to side.
- As the hypoglossal nerve supplies other tongue muscles, its stimulation helps increase tongue strength and improve oral motor skills.