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Scatter: Comparative Anatomy - Cat - Muscles - Head/Neck - Deep

Hyoglossus

Origin - Body of hyoid bone. Insertion - Dorsum of tongue. Action - Retracts tongue.

Cleidomastoid

Origin - Mastoid process. Insertion - Clavical. Action - Turns head.

Geniohyoid

Origin - Medial surface of mandible. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Draws hyoid cranially.

Genioglossus

Origin - Medial surface of mandible. Insertion - Root of tongue. Action - Draws root of tongue forward.

Sternothyroid

Origin - First costal cartilage. Insertion - Thyroid cartilage. Action - Draws larynx caudally.

Styloglossus

Origin - Mastoid process of skull. Insertion - Apex of tongue. Action - Retracts tongue.

Cicrothyroid

Origin - Cicoid cartilage. Insertion - Thyroid cartilage. Action - Tensor of true vocal cords.

Thyrohyoid

Origin - Thyroid cartilage. Insertions - Posterior horn of hyoid. Action - Raises larynx.

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Cicrothyroid	Origin - Cicoid cartilage. Insertion - Thyroid cartilage. Action - Tensor of true vocal cords.
Cleidomastoid	Origin - Mastoid process. Insertion - Clavical. Action - Turns head.
Genioglossus	Origin - Medial surface of mandible. Insertion - Root of tongue. Action - Draws root of tongue forward.
Geniohyoid	Origin - Medial surface of mandible. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Draws hyoid cranially.
Hyoglossus	Origin - Body of hyoid bone. Insertion - Dorsum of tongue. Action - Retracts tongue.
Sternothyroid	Origin - First costal cartilage. Insertion - Thyroid cartilage. Action - Draws larynx caudally.
Styloglossus	Origin - Mastoid process of skull. Insertion - Apex of tongue. Action - Retracts tongue.
Thyrohyoid	Origin - Thyroid cartilage. Insertions - Posterior horn of hyoid. Action - Raises larynx.

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