Omohyoid muscle Omohyoid muscle The omohyoid muscle is a muscle that depresses the hyoid. It is located in the front of the neck and consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate tendon. Its superior belly serves as the most lateral member of the infrahyoid muscles, located lateral to both the sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles. Its name derives from the Greek "omos" meaning shoulder, giving one of its attachments, and "hyoid", giving the other attachment - the hyoid bone. It arises from the upper border of the scapula, and occasionally from the superior transverse scapular ligament which crosses the scapular notch, its
Sternocleidomastoid muscle result from birth trauma that gives rise to a mass or tumor that can be palpated within the muscle. It is given the name "sternocleidomastoid" because it originates at the manubrium of the sternum ("sterno-") and the clavicle ("cleido-"), and has an insertion at the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the skull. Sternocleidomastoid muscle The sternocleidomastoid muscle is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles. The primary actions of the muscle are rotation of the head to the opposite side and flexion of the neck. The sternocleidomastoid is innervated by the accessory nerve. It is given