Suprahyoid muscles

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Suprahyoid muscles
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Hyoid bone is white horizontal line near top. Infrahyoid muscles are below hyoid, while Suprahyoid muscles are labeled above.
Latin	musculi suprahyoidei
Gray's	subject #112 391
Origin
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Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12551034

The term suprahyoid refers to the region above (superior to) the hyoid bone in the neck. The suprahyoid muscles include digastric, stylohyoid, geniohyoid, and mylohyoid.

[edit] Function

These four muscles have different actions, but in general assist in elevating the hyoid bone and widening the pharynx during swallowing.

[edit] See also

• infrahyoid muscles

v • d • e List of muscles of head and neck: the neck Cervical CN VII (superficial): platysma CN XI (deep): sternocleidomastoid Suprahyoid CN V3 (medial): mylohyoid - anterior belly of digastric CN VII (lateral): stylohyoid - posterior belly of digastric C1 (deep): geniohyoid Infrahyoid/strap C1: thyrohyoid C1-C3: sternohyoid - sternothyroid - omohyoid Vertebral C1-C6 (anterior): rectus capitis (anterior, lateralis) - longus (capitis, colli) C3-C8 (lateral): scalene (anterior, medius, posterior)