Thyrohyoid

Beginning: linea obliqua cartilaginis thyroideae.

Attachment: cornu majus ossis hyoidei.

Innervation: r. ventralis n. cervicalis C1 (via nervus hypoglossus).

Function: retracts the larynx when the larynx is fixed, raises the larynx when the larynx is fixed (eg when singing high notes).

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References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír. anatomy 1. 2. edition. Grada, 2001. 497 pp. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

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