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Thyrohyoid branch
Ramus thyrohyoideus
Definition
The Thyrohyoid Branch (ramus thyreohyoideus) arises from ansa cervicalis near the posterior border of the hyoglossus; it runs obliquely across the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, and supplies the Thyreohyoideus muscle.
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/).
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