Hyoid Bone Flashcards
1. Identify the major features of the hyoid bone 2. Identify the muscle associated with the hypoid bone
The U-shaped hyoid bone grows in this fashion
from separate growth centers
Body of hyoid articulates with
the greated and lessed cornu or horn of hyoid
If the hyoid is broken
it can indicated to law enforcement that pressure was placed against the neck, possibly causing strangulation
Hyoid lies in the (ant/post) of the neck, at the level of __ in the angle between the mandible and thyroid cartilage
ant, C3
Hyoid bone is suspended by muscles that connect it to the following:
mandible, styloid process, thyroid cartilage, manubrium and scapulae
Other than the hyoid, the only other bone that is in the anterior neck is
C3
It does not directly articulate with any other bones
Hyoid bone. Instead it is connected to neighboring bones by muscular and ligamentous attachments.
Muscles that insert to the upped surface of the bone
Suprahyoid Muscles
Muscles that insert to the lower surface
Infrahyoid Muscles
