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30 paź 2023 · The superficial muscles are the most superficial in the anterior neck, and include the platysma and sternocleidomastoid. The suprahyoid muscles, as the name suggests, are found superior to the hyoid bone, and include the digastric, mylohyoid, geniohyoid and stylohyoid.
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26 mar 2024 · The anterior neck muscles are a group of muscles located on the anterior aspect of the neck. They can be further subdivided into 5 groups: superficial, scalene, suprahyoid, infrahyoid and anterior vertebral (prevertebral) muscles.
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The muscles of the neck are present in four main groups. The suboccipital muscles act to rotate the head and extend the neck. Rectus capitis posterior major and Rectus capitis posterior minor attach the inferior nuchal line of the occiput to the C2 and C1 vertebrae respectively.
Pertinent anatomical structures are numerous and include human tails, plica semilunaris, the vomeronasal organ, levator claviculae, and external ear muscles, to name a few. Atavistic and vestigial structures are found throughout the head, neck, and spine. Some, such as human tails and branchial cysts may be clinically symptomatic.
21 maj 2020 · Overview of human neck muscles. (a) A schematized view of the hypobranchial muscles. The labeled muscles belong to the hypobranchial muscles, except geniohyoid, which is innervated by C1 of CNXII. (b) The cucullaris muscles, represented by the sternocleidomastoid (scm) and trapezius (tr).
The larynx is an organ located in the anterior neck with several important functions, including phona-tion, the cough reflex, and protection of the lower respiratory tract (Fig. 8). The muscles of the larynx can be divided into two groups: the external muscles and the internal muscles.
