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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing of Muscles: C

Cricohyoideus

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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This variant may be found arising from the anterior aspect of the cricoid arch and inserting on the posterior aspect of the hyoid body. Gruber also describes a cricohyoideus medianus. The cricohyoid has been considered a variant of thyrohyoid.

References

Anson, B.J., Ed. (1966) Morris' Human Anatomy, 12th ed. The Blakiston Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.

Macalister, A. (1875) Additional observations on muscular anomalies in human anatomy (third series), with a catalogue of the principal muscular variations hitherto published. Trans. Roy. Irish Acad. Sci. 25: 1-134.

Curnow, J. (1874) Notes of some muscular irregularities. J. Anat. Physiol. 8:377-379.

Gruber, W. (1885) Über den seltenen Musculus crico-hyoideus medianus oder den wahren supernumerären Musculus crico-hyoideus. Arch. Path. Anat. Physiol. Klin. Med. 101:256-259.

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