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Origin: Lower margin of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Elevates hyoid |
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Origin: Styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Elevates hyoid |
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Origin: Medial aspect of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Elevates hyoid |
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Definition
Origin: Inner surface of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Superior and anterior movement of hyoid |
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Definition
Origin: Scapula
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Depress hyoid |
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Definition
Origin: Manubrium
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Depress larnyx |
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Origin: Thryoid cartilage
Insertion: Hyoid
Action: Depress hyoid |
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Definition
Origin: Manubrium and clavicle
Insertion: Thyroid cartilage
Action: Pulls thyroid cartilage inferiorly |
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Origin: Manubrium and clavicle
Insertion: Temporal bone
Action: Prime mover for head flexion |
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Origin: Cervical vertebrae (transverse procesess)
Insertion: First two ribs
Action: Elevates ribs; flex and rotate neck |
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