Inferior root of ansa cervicalis

Inferior root of ansa cervicalis
	Ansa cervicalis. Superior root labeled as "descending hypoglossal", Inferior root labeled as "descending cervical".
Details
Latin	radix inferior ansae cervicalis, descendens cervicalis
From	C2 and C3 of cervical plexus
Identifiers
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The inferior root of the ansa cervicalis, also known as descendens cervicalis, is formed by fibers from spinal nerves C2 and C3.

The inferior root gives off branches to the inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle, and the lower parts of the sternothyroid and sternohyoid muscles.

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