Muscles of the Hyoid Bone

Question 1

what is different about the hyoid bone

Answer 1

it is the only bone not directly connected to another bone

Question 2

role of the hyoid bone

Answer 2

attachment for muscles
maintains patency of the airway
facilitates swallowing and speech

Question 3

two categories of muscles attached to the hyoid bone

Answer 3

suprahyoid

infrahyoid

Question 4

what are the infrahyoid muscles

Answer 4

sternothyroid
thyrohyoid
omohyoid (superior and inferior belly)
sternohyoid

Question 5

what are the suprahyoid muscles

Answer 5

mylohyoid
geniohyoid
digastric (anterior and posterior belly)