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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.

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Depresses hyoid
Artery
Superior thyroid artery
FMA
13341
Insertion
Hyoid bone
Latin
musculus sternohyoideus
Nerve
C1-C3 by a branch of ansa cervicalis

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Sternohyoid muscle

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples30
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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Sternohyoid muscle

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related to Additional images · 12
Sternohyoid muscle → Anterior, Deep, Enlarged, Hyoid, Inferior, Kocher, Left, Posterior, Section, Sternohyoid, The, Transversus
is a · 2
Sternohyoid muscle → bilaterally paired, flat muscle located on both sides of the neck
related to Nerve supply · 2
Sternohyoid muscle → C1-C3, The
Actions · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → Depresses hyoid
Artery · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → Superior thyroid artery
FMA · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → 13341
Insertion · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → Hyoid bone
Latin · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → musculus sternohyoideus
Nerve · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → C1-C3 by a branch of ansa cervicalis
Origin · 1
Sternohyoid muscle → Manubrium of sternum

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muscle sternohyoid neck hyoid bone muscles thyroid infrahyoid sternum manubrium origin posterior clavicle movements ansa cervicalis surface anterior depress group

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Sternohyoid muscleActionsDepresses hyoid1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleArterySuperior thyroid artery1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleFMA133411.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleInsertionHyoid bone1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleLatinmusculus sternohyoideus1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleNerveC1-C3 by a branch of ansa cervicalis1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleOriginManubrium of sternum1.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleTA221681.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleTA98A04.2.04.0021.00infobox
Sternohyoid muscleis abilaterally paired0.90text
Sternohyoid muscleis aflat muscle located on both sides of the neck0.90text
speakinginstance ofwhich is important for activities0.80text

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