Supplementary Muscles

Question 1

Infrahyoid

Answer 1

Originates below the hyoid bone

Question 2

Suprahyoid

Answer 2

Originates above the hyoid bone

Question 3

Sternohyoid Origin

Answer 3

Back surface of the top of the sternum and inner end of the clavicle

Question 4

Sternohyoid Insertion

Answer 4

Lower edge of the body of the hyoid bone

Question 5

Sternohyoid Use

Answer 5

Contraction pulls downward on the hyoid bone

Question 6

Omohyoid Origin

Answer 6

-Posterior Belly: Upper edge of the scapula

-Anterior Belly: Same tendon near the sternum

Question 7

Omohyoid Insertion

Answer 7

-Posterior Belly: A tendon near the sternum

-Anterior Belly: Lower edge of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone

Question 8

Omohyoid Use

Answer 8

Contraction pulls downward and backward on the hyoid bone

Question 9

Digastric Origin

Answer 9

-Anterior Belly: Inside the lower border of the mandible

-Posterior Belly: Mastoid process of the temporal bone

Question 10

Digastric Insertion

Answer 10

-Anterior Belly: A tendon

-Posterior Belly: Same tendon

Question 11

Digastric Use

Answer 11

Contraction pulls the hyoid bone upward & forward or upward & backward

Question 12

Stylohyoid Origin

Answer 12

Back and side surfaces of the styloid process of the temporal bone

Question 13

Stylohyoid Insertion

Answer 13

Hyoid bone

Question 14

Stylohyoid Use

Answer 14

Contraction pulls upward & backward on the hyoid bone

Question 15

Mylohyoid Origin

Answer 15

Along the inner surface of the body of the mandible

Question 16

Mylohyoid Insertion

Answer 16

A tendinous midline raphe or the front surface of the hyoid bone

Question 17

Mylohyoid Use

Answer 17

Contraction pulls upward & forward on the hyoid bone

Question 18

Geniohyoid Origin

Answer 18

Inner surface of the front of the mandible

Question 19

Geniohyoid Insertion

Answer 19

Front surface of the body of the hyoid bone (runs essentially parallel to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle)

Question 20

Geniohyoid Use

Answer 20

Contraction can pull upward & forward on the hyoid bone

Question 21

Hyoglossus Origin

Answer 21

Greater cornu of the hyoid bone

Question 22

Hyoglossus Insertion

Answer 22

The side of the tongue

Question 23

Hyoglossus Use

Answer 23

Contraction can pull up on the hyoid bone

Question 24

Genioglossus Origin

Answer 24

Inner surface of the mandible

Question 25

Genioglossus Insertion

Answer 25

Undersurface of the tongue body and body of the hyoid bone

Question 26

Genioglossus Use

Answer 26

Contraction can pull the hyoid bone upward & forward

Question 27

Supplementary Laryngeal Muscles general use

Answer 27

-Stabilize the larynx
-Lower the larynx (infrahyoids)
-Raise the larynx (suprahyoids)