Sternohyoid Muscle

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Beginning: dorsal side of extremitas sternalis claviculae, lig. sternoclaviculare posterius and manubrium sterni.

Attachment: the caudal margin of the corpus ossis hyoidei.

Innervation: ansa cervicalis profunda.

Function: retracts the uvula caudally.

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


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