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Levator muscle of thyroid gland

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Levator muscle of thyroid gland
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The thyroid gland and its relations. (Levator muscle not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
Originthyrohyoid muscle
Insertionthyroid isthmus
Nerveansa cervicalis
Identifiers
Latinmusculus levator glandulae thyroideae
TA98A04.2.04.008
TA22175
FMA13345
Anatomical terms of muscle

A fibrous or muscular band is sometimes found attached, above, to the body of the hyoid bone, and below to the thyroid isthmus, or its pyramidal lobe. When muscular, it is termed the Levator muscle of thyroid gland.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1270 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

  • synd/3734 at Who Named It?
  • Lehr RP Jr (1979). "Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae: an observation". Anat Anz. 146 (5): 494–6. PMID 546278.


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