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What is the function of the omohyoid muscle?
depresses hyoid bone and fixes hyoid bone during opening of mouth
Where is the sternohyoid muscle located?
The sternohyoid muscle runs from the sternum to the hyoid bone in the neck. It depresses the hyoid bone with the larynx.
What muscles depresses the hyroid bone and larynx?
The sternohyoid muscle, Omohyoid muscle, and Thyroid muscle are three muscles that are responsible for the depression of the hyoid bone.
Which bone in the body cannot be elevated or depressed ribs clavicle maxilla mandible hyoid?
The hyoid bone is the only bone in the body that is suspended in the neck and is not attached to any other bones. Therefore, it cannot be elevated or depressed like the other bones mentioned.
Which bone is posterior to the mandible and anterior to the trachea?
Hyoid
What muscle opens and closes your jaw?
Gravity plays a large part in opening the jaw, but there are muscles that help forcefully open your jaw. The most important of these is the digastric muscle, which connects from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone, and then from the hyoid bone to the digastric fossa of the mandible.
What are the two muscles that are inserted in or on the hyoid bone of a cat?
The two muscles inserted in or on the hyoid bone of a cat are the geniohyoideus muscle and the mylohyoideus muscle. The geniohyoideus muscle inserts onto the hyoid bone, while the mylohyoideus muscle attaches to the body of the hyoid bone.
Ligaments that support the hyoid bone are attached to the?
hyoid bone as well as other structures such as the mandible and the styloid process of the temporal bone. These ligaments help to suspend and stabilize the hyoid bone in the neck.
The associated bones of the skull include what?
The associated bones of the skull include the mandible (jawbone), hyoid bone, and auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes).
How is the hypoglossus muscle attach to the hyoid?
there´s no any "hypoglossal muscle"! do you mean HYOglossal muscle?
What extrinsic muscle of the tongue originates at the hyoid bon?
The extrinsic muscle of the tongue that originates at the hyoid bone is the hyoglossus muscle. It is responsible for depressing and retracting the tongue. The hyoglossus connects the hyoid bone to the lateral aspects of the tongue, playing a crucial role in tongue movement and positioning.
What action does the sternohyoid muscle have on the hyoid bone?
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