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Digastric Muscle
A strap-like muscle consisting of posterior and anterior bellies, united by an intermediate tendon
Intermediate tendon
Anchored
to the
junction
of the body and
greater cornu
of
hyoid
bone by an
inverted U-shaped facial sling
of investing layer of
deep cervical fascia
Tendon of digastric muscle
Passes between the
two slips of tendon of stylohyoid muscle
Bipinnate
posterior
belly from
mastoid notch
of
temporal
Unipinnate
anterior
belly from digastric
fossa
on
lower
border of
mandible
