An infrahyoid muscle in the neck connecting the scapula to the hyoid bone, acting to depress and stabilize the hyoid during swallowing and speech.
An infrahyoid muscle in the neck connecting the scapula to the hyoid bone, acting to depress and stabilize the hyoid during swallowing and speech.
Situated in the cervical (neck) region (midline / bilateral aspect, posterior aspect) within the muscles.
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Muscles pull on skeletal attachments to move bones at joints and hold the skeleton in postural alignment.
Tendons, aponeuroses, and fascial sheaths transmit the contractile force of skeletal muscles onto bones and cartilage.
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