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Two bellies connected by an intermediate tendon. Runs from scapula toward hyoid. Helps subdivide the anterior and posterior neck triangles.
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Omohyoid muscle: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.
Image: OpenStax College · Source / original · CC BY 4.0Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.
Omohyoid muscle
Understand what you see.
Two bellies connected by an intermediate tendon.
Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.
How to recognise it.
- Two bellies connected by an intermediate tendon
- Runs from scapula toward hyoid
- Helps subdivide the anterior and posterior neck triangles
Point them out.
Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.
Think first. Then reveal.
Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.
Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.
01Identify omohyoid muscle and justify your identification.+
Two bellies connected by an intermediate tendon. Runs from scapula toward hyoid. Helps subdivide the anterior and posterior neck triangles.
02What is its nerve supply?+
Ansa cervicalis.
03Which belly forms a boundary of the carotid triangle?+
The superior belly.
Read the references.
Credited anatomical plates, microscopy and university teaching references. Individual image credits appear below the viewer. Historical plates can use older terminology; use the lesson text for current names.