Hyoid muscles

Musculi hyoidei

Definition

The hyoid muscles comprises all the muscles with are associated with the hyoid apparatus:

  • Hyoid muscle
  • Stylohyoid muscle
  • Mylohyoid muscle
  • Geniohyoid muscle
  • Sternohyoid muscle
  • Omohyoid muscle
  • Sternothyroid muscle
  • Thyrohyoid muscle
  • Occipitohyoid muscle
  • Ceratohyoid muscle
  • Transverse hyoid muscle

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS