Sternothyroid

Written by Max Bidewell

Last updated November 6, 2025
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The sternothyroid muscle is an infrahyoid muscle of the neck. It is a wide muscle, located underneath the sternohyoid in the deep plane of the neck.

  • Attachments: Arises from the manubrium of the sternum and attaches to the thyroid cartilage.
  • Actions: Depresses the thyroid cartilage.
  • Innervation:  Anterior rami of C1-C3, carried by a branch of the ansa cervicalis.
  • Blood Supply: Superior thyroid artery (branch of the external carotid artery) and inferior thyroid artery (branch of the thyrocervical trunk).
Anterior view illustration of the infrahyoid muscles in the neck, labeled with names of individual muscles.

Fig 1- Anterior view of the infrahyoid muscles of the neck.

Lateral view of the infrahyoid muscles in the neck, showcasing the omohyoid, sternohyoid, sternothyroid, and thyrohyoid muscles.

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Lateral view of the infrahyoid muscles of the neck.

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