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This muscle acts to depress the hyoid bone, not the thyroid cartilage. It arises from the thyroid cartilage and ascends to attach to the hyoid bone.
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Thyrohyoid muscle
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This is the only muscle that depresses the thyroid cartilage. It is found in the deep plane of the cervical fascia in the neck. It arises from the manubrium of the sternum and attaches to the thyroid cartilage.
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a
Sternothyroid muscle
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This muscle acts to depress the hyoid bone, not the thyroid cartilage. It originates from the sternum and sternoclavicular joint and then ascends and inserts onto the hyoid bone.
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Sternohyoid muscle
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This muscle acts to depress the hyoid bone, not the thyroid cartilage, and has 2 muscle bellies, connected by a muscular tendon.
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Omohyoid muscle
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This muscle performs lateral flexion, rotation, and extension for the neck. It is innervated by the accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI).
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Hypothyroidism
Topic
133
Endocrinology
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A 93-year-old female on a ward is having difficulty swallowing. The speech and language therapists (SALT) come to review her and realise that the thyroid cartilage does not move when she swallows.

Which muscle acts to depress the thyroid cartilage?
a