| Term Name: | hyoid muscle | 
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| Synonyms: | hyoid muscles | 
| Definition: | Muscles that insert into skeletal elements of pharyngeal arch 2 (hyoid arch). Dorsal hyoid muscles are innervated by small, posterior branches of the facial nerve VII. Ventral hyoid muscles are innervated by the hyoides ramus of VII. | 
| Appears at: | Unknown | 
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000521] | 
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