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omohyoid muscle
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The omohyoid muscle is a muscle at the front of the neck that consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate tendon. It belongs to the group of infrahyoid muscles. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omohyoid_muscle ]
Term info
Label
omohyoid muscle
Synonyms
- omohyoid
- omohyoideus
- omohyoideus muscle
Subsets
uberon_slim
comment
interior and superior belly
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Gray1210.png
external definition
The omohyoid is a somitic muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the cervical plexus; it attaches to the hyoid appratus and the scapula.[FEED]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
musculus omohyoideus
id
UBERON:0001108