stylohyoid muscle

Origin

styloid process of temporal bone

Insertion

• hyoid bone by two slips on either side of the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle

Action

elevates hyoid bone

Innervation

facial nerve (CN VII)

More general terms

• skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)

Additional terms

• hyoid bone
• stylohyoid ligament
• styloid process of temporal bone

Component of

• neck