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    Exam 28: Muscles of Mastication, Hyoid Muscles, and Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius Muscles
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    The Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Has an Origin at the Superior Border
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The Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Has an Origin at the Superior Border

Question 3

Question 3

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The sternocleidomastoid muscle has an origin at the superior border of the scapula. When the muscle contracts it pulls the hyoid bone down.


A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
D) Both statements are false.

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