Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: January 7, 2025
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008523
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008523
Preferred Name

infrahyoid muscle

Definitions
The infrahyoid muscles are a group of four pairs of muscles in the anterior part of the neck. (The term infrahyoid refers to the region below to the hyoid bone in the neck. ) Collectively, they are referred to as the strap muscles, because the muscles are long and flat much like a strap.
Synonyms
infrahyoid muscle
infrahyoidala
musculi infrahyoidei
strap muscle
strap muscles
infrahyoid
musculus infrahyoideus
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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