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PRACTICAL ANATOMY. 



Insertion Body and greater corrm of hyoid bone. 

 Nerve Hypoglossal. 

 OMO-HYOID. 



Origin From the hyoid bone to scapula. Body of 



hyoid bone. Is a bibellied muscle (having a central 



tendon). 



FIG. 85. MUSCLES OF NECK. 



Insertion Passes downward, sends its tendon through 

 a loop of deep cervical fascia attached to the first 

 rib, then passes across to the transverse ligament of 

 the scapula, to which the fibres are attached. 



Nerve Descendens noni. 

 DIGASTRIC. 



Origin Also a bibellied muscle. Digastric fossa of 

 the mastoid portion of the temporal. Its tendon 



