Sternothyroid
Description
Name
- Sternothyroid muscle
- Sternothyroideus
- Musculus sternothyroideus
- Sterno-thyroid
General
- Paired strap muscles located in the muscular triangle of the neck
- One of four muscles of the infrahyoid muscle group
Gross Anatomy
- Origin: Posterior surface of manubrium of sternum, Costal cartilage of rib 1
- Insertion: Oblique line of thyroid cartilage
Action
- Depress the larynx
Innervation
- Ansa Cervicalis: Anterior rami of C1-3
Vascular Supply
- Superior thyroid and lingual arteries
Clinical Significance
- Needs to be updated
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.