Head/Neck Bones

Question 1

Hyoid Bone - what muscles attach to the hyoid bone?

Answer 1

1. Middle pharyngeal constrictor
2. Hyoglossus muscle
3. Digastric muscle
4. Stylohyoid muscle
5. Geniohyoid muscle
6. Myelohyoid muscle
7. Thyrohyoid muscle
8. Omohyoid muscle
9. Sternohyoid muscle

Question 2

Mandible - what muscles attach to the mandible?

Answer 2

1. Masseter
2. Temporalis
3. Medial Pterygoid
4. Lateral Pterygoid

Question 3

What is attached to the Styloid process of the Squamous Temporal Bone

Answer 3

1. Muscles
   - Styloglossus
   - Stylohyoid
   - Stylopharyngeus
2. Ligaments
   - Stylohyoid
   - Stylomandibular

Note: The styloid complex originates from the 2nd Branchial Arch