Hyoid muscles suprahyoid & infrahyoid group Flashcards
Genlohyoidmuscle origin

Inferior Genial Tubercles
Genlohyoidmuscle insertion on
Hyloid bone
Genlohyoidmuscle function
Elevate Hyoid bone
Depression of mandible
Genlohyoidmuscle innervation
C1
via
Hypoglossa CN XII
Mylohoid muscle origin

Mylohyoid line
Mylohoid muscle insertion on
Hyoid bone
Mylohoid muscle function
Elevates Hyoid bone
Depression of the mandible
Mylohoid muscle innervation
Trigeminal CN V3
Mylohyoid branch
Stylohyoid muscle origin

Styloid process
Stylohyoid muscle insertion
Hyoid bone
Stylohoid muscle function
Elevates Hyoid bone
(lifts it up & back)
Stylohoid muscle innervation
Facial nerve
digastric branch
(stylohyoid nerve)
Digastric muscles origin
(2 bellies)

Ant belly:Digastric fossa
Post belly: Mastoid process
Digastric muscles insertion
Hyoid bone
via
intermediate tendon
Digastric muscles function
Elevates Hyoid bone
Retrudes mandible
Lifts larynx
Digastric muscles innervation
Ant belly: Trigeminal CNV3-mylohyoid branch
Post belly: Facial nerve-digastric branch
Omohyoid muscle origin
and function

Scapula to Hyoid
Depress Hyoid bone
Thyrohyoid muscle origin
and function

Sternum to Hyoid
Depresses hyoid bone
Sternothyroid muscle origin and function

Sternum to thyroid cartilagen of larynx
Depresses larynx
Thyroid muscle origin and function

Thyroid cartilage to hyoid
Depresses Hyoid bone
Omohyoid muscle has?
2 bellies
Forms triangles of neck
Sternohyoid is?
Superficial to the sternothyroid muscle
Gland
& cartilage
What does the sternthyriod do & its location?
Depresses thyroid cartilage & larynx
Does NOT directly depress hyoid bone
located superficial to thyroid gland
What does the Thyroidhyoid muscle do?
Depresses hyiod bone
Raises thyroid cartilage and larynx