"origin: inferior mental spine of the mandible also known as the genial tubercle"
"insertion: upper border of the body of the hyoid bone"
"innervation: anterior rami of C1 spinal nerve"
"action: paired muscle pull the hyoid bone and larynx up and forwards during swallowing; when the hyoid bone is fixed geniohyoid acts to depress the mandible and open the mouth"
"origin: inferior mental spine of the mandible also known as the genial tubercle"
"insertion: upper border of the body of the hyoid bone"
"innervation: anterior rami of C1 spinal nerve"
"action: paired muscle pull the hyoid bone and larynx up and forwards during swallowing; when the hyoid bone is fixed geniohyoid acts to depress the mandible and open the mouth"
Expected headings
"Origin"
"Insertion"
"Blood supply"
"Action"
"action: paired muscle pull the hyoid bone and larynx up and forwards during swallowing; when the hyoid bone is fixed geniohyoid acts to depress the mandible and open the mouth"