left mylohyoid
Muscular systemNeckLeftFMA46322
Nomenclature
left mylohyoid
musculus mylohyoideus (Latin)
muscolo miloioideo sinistro (Italian)
Descriptionentry
Suprahyoid muscle forming the floor of the oral cavity.
Functionentry
Elevates the hyoid bone and the floor of the mouth in swallowing.
Originentry
Mylohyoid line of the mandible.
Insertionentry
Body of the hyoid bone and the mylohyoid raphe.
Innervationentry
Mylohyoid nerve, a branch of the mandibular (V3).
Blood supplyentry
Submental artery.
Model