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Definition of Hyoid arch

Hyoid arch
Hyoid Hy"oid, a. [Gr. ? fr. the letter [Upsilon] + ? form: cf. F. hyo["i]de.] 1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [[Upsilon]]. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. Hyoid arch (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. Hyoid bone (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch.

Meaning of Hyoid arch from wikipedia

- of pharyngeal arch development. The first, most anterior pharyngeal arch gives rise to the mandible. The second arch becomes the hyoid and jaw support...
- second pharyngeal arch, also called the hyoid arch, gives rise to the lesser cornu of the hyoid and the upper part of the body of the hyoid. The cartilage...
- fish, many pharyngeal arch elements are lost, including the gill arches. In amphibians and reptiles, only the oral jaws and a hyoid apparatus remains, and...
- pharyngeal arch (hyoid arch) grows faster than the other pharyngeal arches, so they become covered. The first pharyngeal arch (mandibular arch) also grows...
- developed from the proximal part of the cartilage of the second branchial or hyoid arch by two centers: one for the proximal part, the tympanohyal, appears before...
- two most anterior pharyngeal arches are thought to have become the jaw itself and the hyoid arch, respectively. The hyoid system suspends the jaw from...
- megamouth shark (Pisces: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) predicted by its hyoid arch: a biomechanical approach". Journal of Morphology. 272 (5): 513–524. doi:10...
- developmentally derived from the second pharyngeal arch, or branchial arch. The second arch is called the hyoid arch because it contributes to the formation of...
- epihyoidean in sharks. Like the stapedius, all of these muscles derive from the hyoid arch and are innervated by cranial nerve VII. Hearing Middle ear Ossicles Tensor...
- vertebrates. The second pair evolved to form the hyoid arch. In vertebrates this supports the jaws and the hyoid bone anchors the base of the tongue. The discovery...