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sternothyroid muscle

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The Sternothyreoideus (or Sternothyroid muscle) is shorter and wider than the Sternohyoideus, beneath which it is situated. It arises from the posterior surface of the manubrium sterni, below the origin of the Sternohyoideus, and from the edge of the cartilage of the first rib, and sometimes that of the second rib, it is inserted into the oblique line on the lamina of the thyroid cartilage. This muscle is in close contact with its fellow at the lower part of the neck, but diverges somewhat as it ascends; it is occasionally traversed by a transverse or oblique tendinous inscription. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternothyroid_muscle ]

Term info

Label

sternothyroid muscle

Synonyms
  • sternothyroid
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

actions notes

draws larynx caudally

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Sternothyroideus.png

external definition

The sternothyroid is a somitic muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the cervical plexus; it attaches to the thyroid cartilage and the sternum.[FEED]

has related synonym

sternothyroideus, musculus sternothyroideus, sternothyreoideus, sterno-thyroideus, sternothyreoidei

id

UBERON:0001109