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omohyoid muscle
Formed by 2 bellies joined by an intermediate tendon.
Origin:
-> inferior belly: upper border of scapula between superior angle & notch
Insertion: hyoid bone
Action: depresses hyoid bone
Innervation: upper cervical spinal nerves via ansa cervicalis
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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