Superior belly of omohyoid muscle
Venter superior musculi omohyoidei
- Latin synonym: Venter cranialis musculi omohyoidei
- Related terms: Superior belly
Definition
The omohyoid muscle ends in the superior belly, which passes almost vertically upward, close to the lateral border of the sternohyoid, to be inserted into the lower border of the body of the hyoid bone, lateral to the insertion of the sternohyoid.
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/).
