Preferred Label : sternohyoid muscle;
Uberon definition : The sternohyoid muscle is a thin, narrow muscle attaching the hyoid bone to the sternum,
one of the paired strap muscles of the infrahyoid muscles serving to depress the hyoid
bone. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis. The muscle arises from the posterior
border of the medial end of the clavicle, the posterior sternoclavicular ligament,
and the upper and posterior part of the manubrium sterni. Passing upward and medially,
it is inserted by short tendinous fibers into the lower border of the body of the
hyoid bone. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : m. sternohyoideus; sternohyoideus muscle; sternohyoid; sternohyoideus;
Uberon related term : sternohyoidei;
Uberon Action note : draws hyoid posteriorly.;
Origin ID : 0001107;
UMLS CUI : C0224162;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
The sternohyoid muscle is a thin, narrow muscle attaching the hyoid bone to the sternum,
one of the paired strap muscles of the infrahyoid muscles serving to depress the hyoid
bone. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis. The muscle arises from the posterior
border of the medial end of the clavicle, the posterior sternoclavicular ligament,
and the upper and posterior part of the manubrium sterni. Passing upward and medially,
it is inserted by short tendinous fibers into the lower border of the body of the
hyoid bone. [WP,unvetted].
