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A superficial vertical strap muscle. Runs from sternal/clavicular region toward hyoid. Lies anterior to deeper strap structures.
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Sternohyoid 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.
Sternohyoid muscle
Understand what you see.
A superficial vertical strap muscle.
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How to recognise it.
- A superficial vertical strap muscle
- Runs from sternal/clavicular region toward hyoid
- Lies anterior to deeper strap structures
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 sternohyoid muscle and justify your identification.+
A superficial vertical strap muscle. Runs from sternal/clavicular region toward hyoid. Lies anterior to deeper strap structures.
02What supplies it?+
Ansa cervicalis.
03What is its main action?+
Depresses the hyoid after elevation during swallowing.
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.