Omohyoid Muscle
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Description
Name
- Omohyoid
- Strap muscle
- Infrahyoid muscle
- Omohyoideus
- Inferior belly of omohyoid
- Superior belly of omohyoid
- Scapulohyoid muscle
- Omohyoidus
General
- Paired muscle located in the anterior neck
- One of four muscles of the infrahyoid muscle group
Origin
- Inferior belly: superior border of scapula near the suprascapular notch
- Superior belly: intermediate tendon
Insertion
- Inferior belly: intermediate tendon
- Superior belly: body of hyoid bone
Actions
- Depresses and retracts hyoid and larynx
- Tenses carotid sheath
Innervation
- Ansa Cervicalis: Anterior rami of spinal nerves C1-C3
Vascular Supply
- Superior thyroid artery
Clinical Significance
- Omohyoid Muscle Syndrome
See Also
References
- ↑ Fung, Peter Chin Wan, and Regina Kit Chee Kong. "A novel apprehension of the primary lung meridian, sinew channel, divergent channel, luo-connecting channel acting as a single unit system to serve respiration function based on modern neurophysiology and kinesiology." Chinese Medicine 11.2 (2020): 31-95.