Muscles of the anterior neck that assist deglutition and speech Flashcards
1
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TWO groups of the muscles of the anterior neck that assist deglutition and speech
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Suprahyoid and Infrahyoid muscles
2
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Suprahyoid group
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Mylohyoid
anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
stylohyoid and geniohyoid muscles
3
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Action of suprahyoid group
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Elevate hyoid bone. Facial nerve innervates stylohyoid and posterior belly of digastric, V3 of trigeminal nerve innervates mylohyoid and anterior belly of digastric
4
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Infrahyoid group
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omohyoid
sternohyoid
sternothyroid
thyrohyoid muscles
5
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Action of infrahyoid group
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depress hyoid bone and innervated by branches of spinal nerves
