Levator muscle of thyroid gland

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
Dorlands
/Elsevier
m_22/12549591
TA A04.2.04.008

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.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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