Mylohyoid muscle
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Body
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The mylohyoid muscles form 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 internal surface of the mandible
- insertion: anterior and middle fibres insert into a midline raphe that extends from the mandibular symphysis to the body of the hyoid bone, the posterior fibres extend directly to the body of the hyoid bone
Arterial supply
- sublingual branch of the lingual artery
- mylohyoid branch of the inferior alveolar artery
- submental branch of the 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
-<li>submental branch of the <a href="/articles/facial-artery">facial artery</a>- +<li>
- +<a title="Submental artery" href="/articles/submental-artery">submental</a> branch of the <a href="/articles/facial-artery">facial artery</a>
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