Sternohyoid muscle
The sternohyoid muscle is a bilaterally paired, long, thin, narrow strap muscle of the anterior neck. It is one of the infrahyoid muscles. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis. It acts to depress the hyoid bone.
| Sternohyoid muscle | |
|---|---|
Muscles of neck. Sternohyoideus labeled at middle, just to the right of thyroid cartilage. | |
Muscles of the neck. Lateral view. Sternohyoid muscle labeled | |
| Details | |
| Origin | manubrium of sternum |
| Insertion | hyoid bone |
| Artery | superior thyroid artery |
| Nerve | C1-C3 by a branch of ansa cervicalis |
| Actions | depresses hyoid |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus sternohyoideus |
| TA98 | A04.2.04.002 |
| TA2 | 2168 |
| FMA | 13341 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
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