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thyrohyoid muscle
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The thyrohyoid muscle is a small, quadrilateral muscle appearing like an upward continuation of the Sternothyreoideus. It belongs to the infrahyoid muscles group. It arises from the oblique line on the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and is inserted into the lower border of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyrohyoid_muscle ]
Term info
Label
thyrohyoid muscle
Synonyms
- thyrohyoid
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Thyrohyoid_muscle.PNG
external definition
The thyrohyoid is a somitic muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by C1 and Cranial Nerve XII ; it attaches to the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid apparatus.[FEED]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
thyreohyoideus muscle, musculus thyrohyoideus, thyrohyoideus, thyreohyoideus
id
UBERON:0001110
Term relations
Subclass of:
- infrahyoid muscle
- innervated_by some nerve of cervical vertebra
- innervated_by some hypoglossal nerve
- has_muscle_insertion some hyoid bone