The stylohyoid muscle is one of the suprahyoid muscles. Its originates from the styloid process of the temporal bone; it inserts onto hyoid bone. It is innervated by a branch of the facial nerve. It acts to draw the hyoid bone upwards and backwards.
Structure
The stylohyoid is a slender muscle. It is directed inferoanteriorly from its origin towards its insertion.
It is perforated near its insertion by the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.
Additional images
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File:Gray137.png|Left temporal bone. Outer surface.
File:Gray186.png|Hyoid bone. Anterior surface. Enlarged.
File:Gray507.png|Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.
File:Stylohyoideus.png|Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side.
File:Slide6aaa.JPG|Stylohyoid muscle
File:Slide18aaa.JPG|Stylohyoid muscle
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See also
- Stylohyoid ligament