The
omohyoid muscle is a
muscle that depresses the
hyoid. It is located at the front of the
neck and consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate
tendon. Its superior belly serves as the most lateral member of the
infrahyoid muscles, located lateral to both the sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles. Its name derives from the Greek "omos" meaning shoulder, giving one of its attachments, and "
hyoid", giving the other attachment - the hyoid bone.