Mylohyoid muscle
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The mylohyoid muscle is a paired muscular sling that forms part of the floor of the mouth. It also separates the sublingual space (and oral cavity) from the submandibular space.
Summary
- origin: mylohyoid line/ridge on the medial surface of the mandible
- insertion: midline raphe that extends from the mandibular symphysis to the hyoid bone
Arterial Supply
- Sublingual branch of the lingual artery
- Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery
- Submental branch of facial artery
Innervation
- mylohyoid nerve, a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve 2
Action
- Elevates the floor of the mouth (e.g. in swallowing or protruding the tongue)
Variant anatomy
- mylohyoid boutonniere: defect in the midportion of the mylohyoid muscle through which sublingual glands, blood vessels, fat, etc can herniate 1,4
- +</ul><h4>Arterial Supply</h4><ul>
- +<li>Sublingual branch of the <a title="Lingual artery" href="/articles/lingual-artery">lingual artery</a>
- +</li>
- +<li>Mylohyoid branch of <a title="Inferior alveolar artery" href="/articles/inferior-alveolar-artery">inferior alveolar artery</a>
- +</li>
- +<li>Submental branch of <a title="Facial artery" href="/articles/facial-artery">facial artery</a>
- +</li>
-</li></ul><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><ul><li>- +</li></ul><h4>Action</h4><ul><li>Elevates the floor of the mouth (e.g. in swallowing or protruding the tongue)</li></ul><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><ul><li>
References changed:
- 5. Susan Standring. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice E-Book. (2021) ISBN: 9780702077074 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780702077074">Google Books</a>
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