The mylohyoid muscle is a paired muscle running from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity (the mouth). {rp|987} It is named after its two attachments near the molar teeth (`mylo` comes from the Greek word for `molar`). These muscles are mesodermal in embryologic origin. The mylohyoid muscle is derived from the f...
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origin, mylohyoid line of mandible; insertion, body of hyoid bone and median raphe; innervation, mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar nerve; action, elevates hyoid bone, supports floor of mouth.
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Muscle which originates at the mylohyoid line of the mandible, and inserts into the body of the hyoid bone and median raphe. It elevates the hyoid bone and supports the floor of the mouth.
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The mylohyoid muscle (mylohyoideus) is flat and triangular in form and lies just beneath the digastric muscle spanning the bottom of the jaw. It originates from the the mylohyoid line of the mandible and inserts in the upper border of the hyoid bone. The mylohyoid is innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve and is supplied by the...
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