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== Description == | == Description == | ||
= | The Mylohyoideus (Mylohyoid muscle), flat and triangular, is situated immediately above the anterior belly of the Digastricus, and forms, with its fellow of the opposite side, a muscular floor for the cavity of the mouth. It arises from the whole length of the mylohyoid line of the mandible, extending from the symphysis in front to the last molar tooth behind. The posterior fibers pass medialward and slightly downward, to be inserted into the body of the hyoid bone. The middle and anterior fibers are inserted into a median fibrous raphe extending from the symphysis menti to the hyoid bone, where they join at an angle with the fibers of the opposite muscle. This median raphe is sometimes wanting; the fibers of the two muscles are then continuous. <ref name="Gray">Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea e Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000.</ref><br> [[Image:Mylohyoid muscle.PNG|center|500px]] | ||
==== Variations ==== | |||
It may be united to or replaced by the anterior belly of the Digastricus; accessory slips to other hyoid muscles are frequent. <ref name="Gray" /> | |||
<br> | === Origin === | ||
Mylohyoid line on internal aspect of mandible<br> | |||
=== Insertion<br> === | === Insertion<br> === | ||
<br> | Anterior three quarters : midline raphe. posterior quarter: superior border of body of hyoid bone<br> | ||
=== Nerve<br> === | === Nerve<br> === | ||
Mylohyoid nerve.<br>A motor branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. | |||
=== Artery<br> === | |||
Sublingual Artery | |||
== Function<br> == | == Function<br> == | ||
<br> | Elevates hyoid bone, supports and raises floor of mouth. Aids in mastication and swallowing<br> | ||
== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 28 May 2017
Original Editor - Daniele Barilla
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Description[edit | edit source]
The Mylohyoideus (Mylohyoid muscle), flat and triangular, is situated immediately above the anterior belly of the Digastricus, and forms, with its fellow of the opposite side, a muscular floor for the cavity of the mouth. It arises from the whole length of the mylohyoid line of the mandible, extending from the symphysis in front to the last molar tooth behind. The posterior fibers pass medialward and slightly downward, to be inserted into the body of the hyoid bone. The middle and anterior fibers are inserted into a median fibrous raphe extending from the symphysis menti to the hyoid bone, where they join at an angle with the fibers of the opposite muscle. This median raphe is sometimes wanting; the fibers of the two muscles are then continuous. [1]
Variations[edit | edit source]
It may be united to or replaced by the anterior belly of the Digastricus; accessory slips to other hyoid muscles are frequent. [1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Mylohyoid line on internal aspect of mandible
Insertion
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Anterior three quarters : midline raphe. posterior quarter: superior border of body of hyoid bone
Nerve
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Mylohyoid nerve.
A motor branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve.
Artery
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Sublingual Artery
Function
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Elevates hyoid bone, supports and raises floor of mouth. Aids in mastication and swallowing
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]