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Anterior Neck Muscles

The anterior neck muscles lie at the front of the neck and help with swallowing, speech, and head movement while supporting the hyoid bone and larynx. Here is a list of the muscles in the anterior neck region:

Superficial Muscles

Suprahyoid Muscles

  • Digastric
  • Mylohyoid
  • Geniohyoid
  • Stylohyoid

Infrahyoid Muscles

  • Sternohyoid
  • Sternothyroid
  • Thyrohyoid
  • Omohyoid

Anterior vertebral muscles

  • Rectus capitis
  • Longus capitis 
  • Longus colli