HYOIDEAN MUSCLES 



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The mylohyoid anterior is a sheet of muscles passing 

 across between the rami of the mandible anteriorly. 



The mylohyoid 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 or Opisthocomus (after Miiohell). 



1, 2, genioliyoid ; 3, 4, 5, mylohyoid ; 6, ceratoglossus ; 7, ceratohyoid ; 8, depressor 

 mandibulse ; 61, mandibular gland. 



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. 



