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Which nerve innervates the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Which nerve innervates the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Facial nerve
What nerve innervates the anterior belly of the digastric muscle?
What nerve innervates the anterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Inferior alveolar nerve
Where does the mylohyoid muscle originate?
Where does the mylohyoid muscle originate?
Mylohyoid line of the mandible
What action does the geniohyoid muscle perform?
What action does the geniohyoid muscle perform?
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Which nerve innervates the geniohyoid muscle?
Which nerve innervates the geniohyoid muscle?
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What is the arterial supply to the infrahyoid muscles?
What is the arterial supply to the infrahyoid muscles?
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What is the action of the sternohyoid muscle?
What is the action of the sternohyoid muscle?
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Which nerve innervates the scalene muscles?
Which nerve innervates the scalene muscles?
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Where does the thyrohyoid muscle originate from?
Where does the thyrohyoid muscle originate from?
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What is the function of the anterior scalene muscle?
What is the function of the anterior scalene muscle?
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Which muscles converge into one large belly that inserts into the first rib?
Which muscles converge into one large belly that inserts into the first rib?
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What happens when the hyoid bone is fixed and the thyrohyoid muscle contracts?
What happens when the hyoid bone is fixed and the thyrohyoid muscle contracts?
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What is the origin of Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor muscle?
What is the origin of Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor muscle?
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Which nerve innervates Obliquus Capitis Superior muscle?
Which nerve innervates Obliquus Capitis Superior muscle?
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Where does Stylohyoid muscle insert?
Where does Stylohyoid muscle insert?
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What action does Digastric muscle perform?
What action does Digastric muscle perform?
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What is the innervation of Stylohyoid muscle?
What is the innervation of Stylohyoid muscle?
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Where does Obliquus Capitis Superior muscle insert?
Where does Obliquus Capitis Superior muscle insert?
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What type of joint connects adjacent vertebral bodies in the cervical spine?
What type of joint connects adjacent vertebral bodies in the cervical spine?
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Which muscles are situated underneath the occipital bone and are responsible for extension and rotation of the head?
Which muscles are situated underneath the occipital bone and are responsible for extension and rotation of the head?
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What type of joint permits flexion at the head between the superior facets of the lateral masse of the atlas and the occipital condyles?
What type of joint permits flexion at the head between the superior facets of the lateral masse of the atlas and the occipital condyles?
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Which nerve innervates the Suboccipital muscles, including Rectus Capitis Posterior Major and Obliquus Capitis Inferior?
Which nerve innervates the Suboccipital muscles, including Rectus Capitis Posterior Major and Obliquus Capitis Inferior?
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What is the origin of Obliquus Capitis Inferior muscle?
What is the origin of Obliquus Capitis Inferior muscle?
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Which joints are unique to the cervical spine anatomy?
Which joints are unique to the cervical spine anatomy?
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