thyrohyoid muscle


thy·ro·hy·oid mus·cle

(thī'rō-hī'oyd mŭs'ĕl) Apparently a continuation of the sternothyroid; origin, oblique line of thyroid cartilage; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, approximates hyoid bone to the larynx; nerve supply, upper cervical spinal nerves.
Synonym(s): musculus thyrohyoideus.

thy·ro·hy·oid mus·cle

(thī'rō-hī'oyd mŭs'ĕl) Apparently a continuation of the sternothyroid; origin, oblique line of thyroid cartilage; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, approximates hyoid bone to the larynx; nerve supply, upper cervical spinal nerves carried by hypoglossal.
Synonym(s): musculus thyrohyoideus.