The stylohyoid muscle (stylohyoideus) lies just above and in front of the digastric muscle and is perforated by the digastric tendon. It is a thin and slender muscle that originates at the base of the styloid process on the temporal bone and inserts into the hyoid bone. It is innervated by the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve) and supplied by the facial artery. This muscle raises the hyoid bone and the base of the tongue and is used when swallowing. Research Stylohyoid
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Research Stylohyoid
