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Chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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Most Medial muscle of the neck; thin; depresses larynx | sternohyoid |
slender muscle that parallels the posterior belly of the digastric muscle; elevates and retracts hyoid bone | stylohyoid |
consists of two bellies united by an intermediate tendon; prime mover to open the mouth; also depresses mandible | digastric |
lateral and deep to sternohyoid; pulls thyroid cartilage inferiorly | sternothyroid |
flat triangular muscle deep to digastric; elevates hyoid, enabling tongue to force food bolus into the pharynx | mylohyoid |
narrow muscle in the midline running from chin to hyoid; widens pharynx for receiving food as it elevates the hyoid bone | geniohyoid |
superior continuation of the sternothyroid | thyrohyoid |