| Term: | sternohyoid tendon |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | sternohyoid |
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| Synonyms: | hypobranchial muscle, sternohyoideus, sternohyoids |
| Definition: | Head muscle that originates on the anterior region of the cleithrum and inserts on the urohyal. The hypobranchial forms initially as left and right parts that later fuse together forming a cone shape. The muscle is innervated by the occipitospinals and mainly composed of fast twitch muscle fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001651] |
| Name: | tendon |
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| Definition: | Dense regular connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005647] |