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Structure of geniohyoid muscle

Known as: Geniohyoid muscle, Musculus geniohyoideus, Geniohyoid 
A muscle extending from the chin to the hyoid bone that brings the hyoid bone forward when swallowing and depresses the mandible.
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2009
2009
The pharyngeal swallow can be elicited as an isolated event but, in normal animals, it occurs within the context of rhythmic… 
2004
2004
PURPOSE To define the role and reliability of MR imaging of the oropharynx during wakefulness in the evaluation of patients with… 
1998
1998
Little is known about the structure and innervation of the geniohyoid muscle (GH), which is an important pharyngeal dilator… 
1996
1996
Electromyographic studies of patients with sleep apnea and of the English bulldog, an animal model of sleep apnea, indicate that… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
1. The activity of 34 hypoglossal (mXII) neurons was characterized during the ingestion and rejection of gustatory stimuli in the… 
1990
1990
In previous studies differences were frequently found between the pharyngeal dilator muscles and the thoracic respiratory muscles… 
1977
1977
ARTHUR J. MILLER* and JAMES P. BOWMAN Depaitrent of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Illinois Medical Center…