National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Sternohyoid Muscle

Synonyms

Sternohyoid Muscle

Definitions

A skeletal muscle belonging to the infrahyoid muscle group, located in the anterior part of the neck, with its origin on the sternum and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing and speaking.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53044

code

C53044

DEFINITION

A skeletal muscle belonging to the infrahyoid muscle group, located in the anterior part of the neck, with its origin on the sternum and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing and speaking.

FULL_SYN

Sternohyoid Muscle

label

Sternohyoid Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Sternohyoid

Preferred_Name

Sternohyoid Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C53044

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224162

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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