Ch. 4 Extrinsic M. (Infrahyoid) Exam 2 Flashcards

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Have one attachment on a laryngeal cartilage and the other attachment on a non-laryngeal structure

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Extrinsic muscles

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Acronym for the infrahyoid muscles:

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Some otters tactfully swim

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Strap muscles; runs from hyoid bone to a structure below; if they attached to a point below the hyoid they must pull the larynx down

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Infrahyoids

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Some Otters Tactfully Swim

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Sternohyoid, omohyoid, thyrohyoid, Sternothyroid

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Contraction pulls the hyoid bone down; runs from the sternum to the hyoid bone

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Sternohyoid

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Contraction depresses the hyoid bone; has an inferior and superior belly that are joined by an intermediate tendon

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Omohyoid

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Contraction either depresses the hyoid bone or elevates the thyroid cartilage

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Thyrohyoid

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Contraction depresses the thyroid cartilage; enlarges the pharynx (for swallowing) by pulling down the larynx and forward (after swallowing)

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Sternothyroid

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