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        | O-mastoid process>(inferiorly 2 heads)> I-sternum, clavicle
 F-flex head forward (both), bends head laterally & rotates (ear to shoulder-individually
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        | O-occipital bone, lateral end of clavicle, acromion & spine of scapula I-cervical & thoracic vertebrae spines
 F-"shrugs shoulders"-elevate & rotate scapula & shoulders
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        | 8 total: "suprahyoid"-4 & "infrahyoid" F-swallowing ("deglutition"), vocalization, opening jaws
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        | posterior belly-O-mastoid process>loops beneath tendon ABOVE hyoid bone  I-anterior belly-mandible anteroinferior F-elevats, protracts,retracts-Hyoid & Larynx
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        | O-styloid process of temporal bone I-hyoid bone (its tendon is pierced by tendon of digastricus)
 F-elevates, retracts hyoid & larynx
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        | O-mandible anteroinferior I-(posterior)-hyoid bone, (anterior-"median raphe" (ct inner surface of chin>hyoid bone)
 F-swallowing & speach-elevates hyoid bone
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        | O-mental symphasis I-hyoid bone F-widens pharynx
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        | supra-F-elevate, protract, retract (tongue) infra-F-depress (pull down) hyoid & larynx
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        | O-hyoid bone I-manubrium & clavicle (medial end) F-fixes-"holds steady", depresses-pulls inferiorly
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        | omohyoid (divides into sup & inf bellies) |  | Definition 
 
        | O-superior-hyoid, inferior-scapula (superior border) F-depresses, retracts hyoid & larynx
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        | thyrohyoid & sternothyroid |  | Definition 
 
        | O-TH-hyoid/ST-hyoid I-TH-thyroid cartilage/ST-manubriosternal joint
 F-ST-depresses hyoid and larynx/TH-depresses hyoid but elevates larynx
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