Neck Flashcards
Insertion mylohyoid
Mylohyoid raphe and body of hyoid
Origin mylohyoid
Mylohyoid line of mandible
Innervation of mylohyoid
Nerve to mylohyoid
Action of mylohyoid
Elevates hyoid, floor of mouth, and tongue during swallowing and speaking
Origin geniohyoid
Inferior mental spine of mandible
Insertion geniohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation of genii ohyoid
C1 via hypoglossal nerve
Action of genii ohyoid
Pulls hyoid anterosuperiorally, shortens floor of mouth, widens pharnyx
Origin stylohyoid
Styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion of stylohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation of stylohyoid
Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve
Action of stylohyoid
Elevates and retracts hyoid, thus elongating floor of mouth
Origin of digastric
Anterior belly:digastric fossa of mandible
Posterior belly:mastoid notch of temporal bone
Insertion of digastric
Intermediate tendon to body and greater horn of hyoid
Innervation of digastric
Anterior belly:nerve to mylohyoid
Posterior belly:digastric branch of facial nerve
Action of digastric
Depresses mandible against resistance, elevates and steadies hyoid during swallowing and speaking
Origin sternohyoid
Manubrium of sternum and medial end of clavicle
Insertion of stern ohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation of sternohyoid
C1-c3 by a branch of ansa cervicalis
Action of sternohyoid
Depresses hyoid after elevation during swallowing
Omohyoid origin
Superior border of scapula near supra scapular notch
Omohyoid insertion
Inferior border of hyoid