Editing Omohyoid muscle (section)

{{Short description|Human neck muscle}}{{Infobox muscle
| Name        = Omohyoid muscle
| Latin       = musculus omohyoideus
| Image       = File:Musculi colli omohyoideus.svg
| Caption     = The omohyoid muscle, highlighted.
| Image2      = Musculus omohyoideus.png
| Caption2    = Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Omohyoid is labeled on both sides.
| Origin      = [[Upper border of the scapula]] (inferior belly), intermediate tendon (superior belly) 
| Insertion   = Intermediate tendon (inferior belly), [[hyoid bone]] (superior belly)
| Action      = Depresses the larynx and hyoid bone. Also carries hyoid bone backward and to the side.
| Blood       = Branches from the inferior thyroid artery (ITA)
| Nerve       = [[Ansa cervicalis| Ansa cervicalis (C1-C3)]]
}}
The '''omohyoid muscle''' is a muscle in the neck. It is one of the [[infrahyoid muscles]]. It consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate [[tendon]]. Its inferior belly is attached to the [[scapula]]; its superior belly is attached to the [[hyoid bone]]. Its intermediate tendon is anchored to the clavicle and first rib by a fascial sling. The omohyoid is innervated by the [[ansa cervicalis]] of the [[cervical plexus]]. It acts to depress the hyoid bone.