sternohyoid muscle


ster·no·hy·oid mus·cle

(stĕr'nō-hī'oyd mŭs'ĕl) Origin, posterior surface of manubrium sterni and first costal cartilage; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, depresses hyoid bone; nerve supply, upper cervical through spinal nerves (ansa cervicalis).
Synonym(s): musculus sternohyoideus [TA] .