Hyoid muscles suprahyoid & infrahyoid group Flashcards
Genlohyoidmuscle origin
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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
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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
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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)
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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