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).