Levator glandulae thyroideae

Levator glandulae thyreoideae

  • Latin synonym: Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae
  • Synonym: Levator glandulae thyroideae muscle

Definition

Origin: Body of the hyoid bone

Insertion: Thyroid isthmus

Artery: Thyroid ima artery,

Nerve: Ventral ramus via ansa cervicalis (C2 and C3)

Action: Elevates the thyroid gland.

Description:
A fibrous or muscular band is sometimes found attached, above, to the body of the hyoid bone, and below to the thyroid isthmus, or its pyramidal lobe. When muscular, it is termed the Levator muscle of thyroid gland.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).