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Anatomy Atlases: Atlas of Human Anatomy: Plate 9: Figure 2

Atlas of Human Anatomy

Neck muscles, on the right side of the neck.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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Neck muscles, on the right side of the neck

a) Mandible, body.
b) Mandible, angle.
c) Mandible, ramus.
d) Mastoid process.
e) Occipital bone (superior semilunar line).
f) Clavicle.
g) Scapula.
h) Acromion.
i) Coracoid process.
k) First rib.
l) manubrium sterni.
m) Hyoid bone (body s. basis).
n) Hyoid bone, greater horn.
o) Styloid process.
p) Larynx (thyroid cartilage).
q) Thyroid gland.
r) Trachea.
s) Esophagus.

  1. m. digastric, anterior belly.
  2. m. digastric, posterior belly.
  3. hyodigastric membrane (sling).
  4. m. mylohyoideus.
  5. m. hyoglossus.
  6. m. stylohyoid.
  7. m. digastricus, posterior belly (passing through tendon of the stylohyoid muscle).
  8. m. styloglossus.
  9. m. stylopharyngeus.
  10. m. middle pharyngeal constrictor.
  11. m. inferior pharyngeal constrictor.
  12. thyrohyoid membrane.
  13. m. thyrohyoid.
  14. m. sternohyoid.
  15. m. sternothyroideus.
  16. m. omohyoideus, superior belly.
  17. m. omohyoideus, inferior belly.
  18. m. omohyoideus, intermediate tendon.
  19. m. longus colli.
  20. m. rectus capitis anterior major.
  21. m. anterior scalene.
  22. m. middle and posterior scalene.
  23. m. levator anguli scapulae.
  24. m. spenius capitis.
  25. m. sternocleidomastoideus.
  26. m. obliquus capitis superior.
  27. m. obliquus capitis inferior.
  28. m. trapezius (s. cucullaris).
  29. m. deltoideus.
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