A fibrous or muscular band is sometimes found attached, above, to the body of the hyoid bone, and below to the thyroid isthmus, or its pyramidal lobe. When muscular, it is termed the Levator muscle of thyroid gland.
| Levator muscle of thyroid gland | |
|---|---|
 The thyroid gland and its relations. (Levator muscle not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | thyrohyoid muscle |
| Insertion | thyroid isthmus |
| Nerve | ansa cervicalis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus levator glandulae thyroideae |
| TA98 | A04.2.04.008 |
| TA2 | 2175 |
| FMA | 13345 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
References edit
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1270 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links edit
- synd/3734 at Who Named It?
- Lehr RP Jr (1979). "Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae: an observation". Anat Anz. 146 (5): 494–6. PMID 546278.
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