This section is from the book "The Horse - Its Treatment In Health And Disease", by J. Wortley Axe. Also available from Amazon: The Horse. Its Treatment In Health And Disease.
Situated in the region of the throat.
Origin. - From the superior and posterior part of the long cornu of the hyoid or tongue bone.
Insertion. - Into the outer part of the heel-like process of the same bone, where its tendon divides to allow the middle tendon of the digastricus to pass between its branches.
Action. - To draw the larynx and the tongue backwards and upwards.
 
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