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sternohyoid
Infrahyoid strap muscle of the anterior neck.
Origin:
1) posterior surface of the manubrium of the sternum
2) 1st costal cartilage
Insertion: body of hyoid bone
Action: depresses hyoid bone
Innervation: upper cervical spinal nerves (ansa cervicalis)
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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