Muscular system
Thyrohyoid muscle
Musculus thyreohyoideus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Infrahyoid muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The thyrohyoid muscle is a small skeletal muscle on the neck.
It originates from the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the greater cornu of the hyoid bone.
It is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve, and a branch of the ventral rami of the cervical plexus, spinal nerve C1, which travels with the hypoglossal nerve.
The thyrohyoid muscle depresses the hyoid bone and elevates the larynx.
By controlling the position and shape of the larynx, it aids in making sound.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Musculus thyreohyoideus
- English
- Thyrohyoid muscle
- French
- Muscle thyrohyoïdien
- Spanish
- Músculo tirohioideo
- Portuguese
- Músculo tirohióideo