Muscles of the Neck

Muscle Nerve Supply Platysma Deep fascia over Body of mandible Facial nerve pectoralis major and angle of cervical and deltoid mouth branch SternocleidomastoidManubrium sterni Mastoid process Spinal part of and medial third of of temporal bone accessory clavicle and occipital bone nerve and C2 and 3 Origin Insertion Action Depresses mandible and angle of mouth Two muscles acting together extend head and flex neck; one muscle rotates head to opposite side

Digastric Posterior belly

Anterior belly Stylohyoid Mylohyoid

Geniohyoid

Sternohyoid

Sternothyroid

Thyrohyoid

Mastoid process of Intermediate Facial nerve Depresses mandible temporal bone tendon is held to or elevates hyoid hyoid by fascial bone sling Body of mandible Nerve to mylohyoid Styloid process Body of hyoid Facial nerve Elevates hyoid bone bone Mylohyoid line of Body of hyoid Inferior Elevates floor of body of mandible bone and fibrous alveolar nerve mouth and hyoid raphe bone or depresses mandible Inferior mental Body of hyoid First cervical Elevates hyoid spine of mandible bone nerve bone or depresses mandible Manubrium sterni Body of hyoid Ansa Depresses hyoid and clavicle bone cervicalis; C1, bone 2, and 3 Manubrium sterni Oblique line on Ansa Depresses larynx lamina of thyroid cervicalis; C1, cartilage 2, and 3 Oblique line on Lower border of First cervical Depresses hyoid lamina of thyroid body of hyoid nerve bone or elevates cartilage bone larynx Upper margin of scapula and suprascapular ligament Lower border of body of hyoid bone Transverse processes of third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae Transverse Intermediate Ansa Depresses hyoid tendon is held to cervicalis; C1, bone clavicle and first 2, and 3 rib by fascial sling

Omohyoid Inferior belly

Superior belly Scalenus anterior

First rib

C4, 5, and 6

Elevates first rib; laterally flexes and rotates cervical part of vertebral column

Scalenus medius

First rib

Anterior rami Elevates first rib;

processes of upper six cervical vertebrae Scalenus posterior Transverse Second rib processes of lower cervical vertebrae

of cervical nerves

laterally flexes and rotates cervical part of vertebral column Anterior rami Elevates second rib; of cervical laterally flexes and nerves rotates cervical part of vertebral column