IIYOIDEAN MUSCLES 



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The m.ylolujoid anterior is a sheet of muscles passing 

 across between the rami of the mandible anteriorly. 



The iiujlolujoid posterior is composed of two layers, a 

 deeper and a more superficial ; the latter is a broad sheet of 

 muscle nearly reaching the mylohyoid anterior in front and 



FIG. 61. HYOIDEAN MUSCLES OF Opistlwcomus (AFTER MITCHELL). 



1. _'. geniciliyoid : 3, 4, 5, mylobyoid ; 6, ceratoglossus ; 7, ceratohyoiil : 8, depressor 

 inandilnilse ; Ol, mamlibular glaarl. 



covering the space between the rami of the mandible in the 

 region where it is developed ; the deeper layer arises in 

 common with the superficial layer from the rami ; it is a 

 narrower muscle and runs forward. 



