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The hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped structure located at root of the tongue in the anterior neck between the lower jaw and the largest cartilage of the larynx - the thyroid cartilage. | |||
The hyoid has no articulation with other bones, it is only connected distantly to other bones by muscles or ligaments. The hyoid serves as an attachment structure for the tongue and muscles in the floor of the oral cavity above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind, and aids in tongue movement and deglutition. | |||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped structure located at root of the tongue in the anterior neck between the lower jaw and the largest cartilage of the larynx - the thyroid cartilage.
The hyoid has no articulation with other bones, it is only connected distantly to other bones by muscles or ligaments. The hyoid serves as an attachment structure for the tongue and muscles in the floor of the oral cavity above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind, and aids in tongue movement and deglutition.
