Stylohyoid muscle
| Stylohyoid | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Origin | It arises from the back and lateral surface of the styloid process, near the base. |
| Insertion | Passing downward and forward, is inserted into the body of the hyoid bone, at its junction with the greater cornu, and just above the omohyoid muscle. |
| Nerve | facial nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A04.2.03.005 |
| TA2 | 2164 |
| FMA | 9625 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The Stylohyoid muscle is a slender muscle, lying in front of, and above the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.
It is perforated, near its insertion, by the tendon of the digastric muscle.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 392 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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