Main Model


Muscles : 46 Mylohyoid

Muscle: Mylohyoid (Suprahyoid muscle)
Origin: Mylohyoid line of mandible
Insertion: Mylohyoid raphe and body of hyoid
Innervation: Nerve to mylohyoid, a branch of inferior alveolar nerve (from mandibular nerve, CN V3)
Main Action(s): Elevates hyoid, floor of mouth, and tongue during swallowing and speaking