| Levator muscle of thyroid gland | |
|---|---|
 The thyroid gland and its relations. (Levator muscle not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Thyrohyoid muscle |
| Insertion | Thyroid isthmus |
| Nerve | Ansa cervicalis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus levator glandulae thyroideae |
| TA98 | A04.2.04.008 |
| TA2 | 2175 |
| FMA | 13345 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
A fibrous or muscular band is sometimes found attached, above, to the body of the hyoid bone, and below to the thyroid isthmus, or its pyramidal lobe. When muscular, it is termed the Levator muscle of thyroid gland.
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 1270 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- synd/3734 at Who Named It?
- Lehr RP Jr (1979). "Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae: an observation". Anat Anz. 146 (5): 494–6. PMID 546278.
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| Levator muscle of thyroid gland | |
|---|---|
|
The thyroid gland and its relations. (Levator muscle not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Thyrohyoid muscle |
| Insertion | Thyroid isthmus |
| Nerve | Ansa cervicalis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus levator glandulae thyroideae |
| TA98 | A04.2.04.008 |
| TA2 | 2175 |
| FMA | 13345 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
A fibrous or muscular band is sometimes found attached, above, to the body of the hyoid bone, and below to the thyroid isthmus, or its pyramidal lobe. When muscular, it is termed the Levator muscle of thyroid gland.
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 1270 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- synd/3734 at Who Named It?
- Lehr RP Jr (1979). "Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae: an observation". Anat Anz. 146 (5): 494–6. PMID 546278.
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| This muscle article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |