muscle: sternothyroideus

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The sternothyroid pulls the hyoid bone caudally and thus supports the act of swallowing.
Origin: posterior side of the manubrium of the sternum and
sternoclavicular joint
Attachment: hyoid bone
Innervation: branches of Plexus cervicalis (C1-C3)

Sternothyroideus

Sternothyroideus, Ansatz (Bild verlinkt zur Linkmap)

ventrale Halsmuskulatur (Bild verlinkt zur Linkmap)