Why Is It Called Mylohyoid Line?
The Mylohyoid Muscle or Diaphragma Oris Is a Paired Muscle of the Neck. It Runs from the Mandible to the Hyoid Bone, Forming the Floor of the Oral Cavity of...
The mylohyoid muscle or diaphragma oris is a paired muscle of the neck. It runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity of the mouth. It is named after its two attachments near the molar teeth.
What is mylohyoid line?
Medical Definition of mylohyoid line
: a ridge on the inner side of the bone of the lower jaw extending from the junction of the two halves of the bone in front to the last molar on each side and giving attachment to the mylohyoid muscle and to the superior constrictor of the pharynx. — called also mylohyoid ridge.
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Is mylohyoid superficial to Geniohyoid?
Relations. The paired geniohyoid muscles lie adjacent to one another and are immediately superior to the mylohyoid muscles on the floor of the mouth and inferior to the genioglossus muscles that form the roof of the mouth.
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