Mylohyoid
Neck
- Origin
- Mylohyoid line on the inner surface of the mandible
- Insertion
- Body of the hyoid bone and a midline seam joining the two sides
- Action
- Raises the hyoid and the floor of the mouth
- Nerve supply
- Nerve to mylohyoid (CN V3)
A flat sheet forming the floor of the mouth. In swallowing it lifts the floor of the mouth and presses the tongue up against the palate, pushing food back toward the throat.
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