Mylohyoid muscle
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The mylohyoid muscle is a paired muscular sling that forms part of the floor of the mouth. It also separates the sublingual space (and oral cavity) from the submandibular space.
Summary
- origin: mylohyoid line/ridge on the medial surface of the mandible
- insertion: midline raphe that extends from the mandibular symphysis to the hyoid bone
Nerve supplyInnervation
- mylohyoid nerve, a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve 2
Variant anatomy
- mylohyoid boutonniere: defect in the midportion of the mylohyoid muscle through which sublingual glands, blood vessels, fat, etc can herniate 1,4
-</ul><h4>Nerve supply</h4><ul><li>-<a title="Nerve to mylohyoid" href="/articles/nerve-to-mylohyoid">mylohyoid nerve</a>, a branch of the <a href="/articles/inferior-alveolar-nerve">inferior alveolar nerve</a> <sup>2</sup>- +</ul><h4>Innervation</h4><ul><li>
- +<a href="/articles/nerve-to-mylohyoid">mylohyoid nerve</a>, a branch of the <a href="/articles/inferior-alveolar-nerve">inferior alveolar nerve</a> <sup>2</sup>
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