The Sternothyreoideus (or Sternothyroid muscle) is shorter and wider than the Sternohyoideus, beneath which it is situated. It arises from the posterior surface of the manubrium sterni, below the origin of the Sternohyoideus, and from the edge of the cartilage of the first rib, and sometimes that of the second rib, it is inserted into the oblique line on the lamina of the thyroid cartilage. This muscle is in close contact with its fellow at the lower part of the neck, but diverges somewhat as it ascends; it is occasionally traversed by a transverse or oblique tendinous inscription. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternothyroid_muscle ]
Synonyms: sternothyroid
Term information
- NCIT:C53070
- EMAPA:19272
- MA:0002386
- UMLS:C0224166 (ncithesaurus:Sternothyroid)
- SCTID:244831004
- FMA:13343
- Wikipedia:Sternothyroid_muscle
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
The sternothyroid is a somitic muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the cervical plexus; it attaches to the thyroid cartilage and the sternum.[FEED]
sternothyroideus
musculus sternothyroideus
sterno-thyroideus
sternothyreoideus
sternothyreoidei
Term relations
- infrahyoid muscle
- has muscle origin some manubrium of sternum
- innervated_by some ansa cervicalis
- has muscle insertion some thyroid cartilage
- innervated_by some spinal nerve