Muscular system
Sternothyroid muscle
Musculus sternothyreoideus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Infrahyoid muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The sternothyroid muscle, or sternothyroideus, is an infrahyoid muscle in the neck.
It acts to depress the hyoid bone.
It is below the sternohyoid muscle.
It is shorter and wider than the sternohyoid.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculus sternothyreoideus
- English
- Sternothyroid muscle
- French
- Muscle sternothyroïdien
- Spanish
- Músculo esternotiroideo
- Portuguese
- Músculo esternotireóideo