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  2. Mylohyoid line - Wikipedia

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    The mylohyoid line is a bony ridge on the internal surface of the body of the mandible. The mylohyoid line extends posterosuperiorly. The mylohyoid line continues as the mylohyoid groove on the internal surface of the ramus. The mylohyoid muscle originates from the anterior (front) part of the mylohyoid line. [1]

  3. Mylohyoid muscle - Wikipedia

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    The mylohyoid muscle is flat and triangular, and is situated immediately superior to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle. It is a pharyngeal muscle (derived from the first pharyngeal arch) and classified as one of the suprahyoid muscles. Together, the paired mylohyoid muscles form a muscular floor for the oral cavity of the mouth. [2]

  4. Muscles of mastication - Wikipedia

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    The four classical muscles of mastication elevate the mandible (closing the jaw) and move it forward/backward and laterally, facilitating biting and chewing. Other muscles are responsible for opening the jaw, namely the geniohyoid , mylohyoid , and digastric muscles (the lateral pterygoid may play a role).

  5. Suprahyoid muscles - Wikipedia

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    The mylohyoid muscles are thin, flat muscles that form a sling inferior to the tongue supporting the floor of the mouth. The geniohyoids are short, narrow muscles that contact each other in the midline. [2] The stylohyoids are long, thin muscles that are nearly parallel with the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. [2]

  6. Abdominal internal oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    The internal oblique performs two major functions. Firstly as an accessory muscle of respiration, it acts as an antagonist (opponent) to the diaphragm, helping to reduce the volume of the chest cavity during exhalation. When the diaphragm contracts, it pulls the lower wall of the chest cavity down, increasing the volume of the lungs which then ...

  7. Ilioinguinal nerve - Wikipedia

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    The ilioinguinal nerve then perforates the transversus abdominis near the anterior part of the iliac crest, and communicates with the iliohypogastric nerve between the transversus and the internal oblique muscle. It then pierces the internal oblique muscle, distributing filaments to it, and then accompanies the spermatic cord (in males) or the ...

  8. Mylohyoid - Wikipedia

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    Mylohyoid can refer to: Mylohyoid muscle; Mylohyoid line; Mylohyoid nerve; Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery; Mylohyoid groove This page was last edited ...

  9. Oblique muscle - Wikipedia

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    Several muscles in the human body may be referred to as an oblique muscle: Abdominal wall Abdominal external oblique muscle; Abdominal internal oblique muscle; Extraocular muscles Inferior oblique muscle; Superior oblique muscle; Oblique muscle of auricle, part of the outer ear