Definition of Hyoid bone. Meaning of Hyoid bone. Synonyms of Hyoid bone

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Definition of Hyoid bone

Hyoid bone
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 bone from wikipedia

- The hyoid bone (lingual bone or tongue-bone) (/ˈhaɪɔɪd/) is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and...
- The hyoid bone fracture is a very rare fracture of the hyoid bone, accounting for 0.002% of all fractures in humans. It is commonly ****ociated with strangulation...
- p****age from the chin ("genio-" is a standard prefix for "chin") to the hyoid bone. The geniohyoid is a paired short muscle that arises from the inferior...
- The hyoid apparatus is the collective term used in veterinary anatomy for the bones which suspend the tongue and larynx. It consists of pairs of stylohyoid...
- muscles. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis. It acts to depress the hyoid bone. The sternohyoid muscle is a flat muscle located on both sides of the...
- by an intermediate tendon which is held in a loop that attaches to the hyoid bone. The anterior belly is innervated via the mandibular nerve (cranial nerve...
- 206 bones. There are 23 bones in the skull. Including the bones of the middle ear and the hyoid bone, the head contains 29 bones. Cranial bones (8) Occipital...
- belly is attached to the sca****; its superior belly is attached to the hyoid bone. Its intermediate tendon is anc****d to the clavicle and first rib by...
- oris is a paired muscle of the neck. It runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity of the mouth. It is named after...
- process of the temporal bone; it inserts onto hyoid bone. It is innervated by a branch of the facial nerve. It acts draw the hyoid bone upwards and backwards...