Sternohyoid muscle
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The sternohyoid muscle is a thin, narrow muscle attaching the hyoid bone
to the sternum, one of the paired strap muscles of the infrahyoid muscles serving to depress the hyoid bone. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis
.
The muscle arises from the posterior border of the medial end of the clavicle
, the posterior sternoclavicular ligament
, and the upper and posterior part of the manubrium sterni.
Passing upward and medially, it is inserted by short tendinous fibers into the lower border of the body of the hyoid bone
.
It sometimes presents, immediately above its origin, a transverse tendinous inscription.
Hyoid bone
The hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies at the level of the base of the mandible in the front and the third cervical vertebra behind.Unlike other bones, the hyoid is only distantly...
to the sternum, one of the paired strap muscles of the infrahyoid muscles serving to depress the hyoid bone. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis
Ansa cervicalis
The ansa cervicalis is a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus. It lies superficial to the internal jugular vein in the carotid sheath....
.
The muscle arises from the posterior border of the medial end of the clavicle
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally...
, the posterior sternoclavicular ligament
Posterior sternoclavicular ligament
The posterior sternoclavicular ligament is a band of fibers, covering the posterior surface of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached above to the upper and back part of the sternal end of the clavicle, and, passing obliquely downward and medialward, is fixed below to the back of the upper...
, and the upper and posterior part of the manubrium sterni.
Passing upward and medially, it is inserted by short tendinous fibers into the lower border of the body of the hyoid bone
Hyoid bone
The hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies at the level of the base of the mandible in the front and the third cervical vertebra behind.Unlike other bones, the hyoid is only distantly...
.
Variations
Doubling; accessory slips (Cleidohyoideus); absence.It sometimes presents, immediately above its origin, a transverse tendinous inscription.