Term Name: | stylohyoid muscle |
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Synonyms: | musculus stylohyoideus, stylohyoid, stylohyoideus, stylohyoideus muscle, stylohyoideus muscles |
Definition: | The stylohyoid is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral/pharygeal behaviors and is innervated by the stylohoid branch of the facial nerve and attaches to the stylohyal and the non-stylohyal part of the hyoid apparatus. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008712] |