Hyoid bone
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| Bone: Hyoid bone | |
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| Hyoid bone. Anterior surface. Enlarged. | |
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| Anterolateral view of head and neck. | |
| Latin | os hyoideum |
| Gray's | subject #45 177 |
| Precursor | 2nd and 3rd branchial arch[1] |
| MeSH | Hyoid+Bone |
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Overview
The hyoid bone (Lingual Bone) is a bone in the human neck, and is the only bone in the skeleton not articulated to any other bone. It is supported by the muscles of the neck and in turn supports the root of the tongue.
The hyoid bone is shaped like a horseshoe, and is suspended from the tips of the styloid processes of the temporal bones by the stylohyoid ligaments.
Segments
It consists of five segments:
Ossification
The hyoid is ossified from six centers: two for the body, and one for each cornu. Ossification commences in the greater cornua toward the end of fetal life, in the body shortly afterward, and in the lesser cornua during the first or second year after birth.
Muscle attachments
The following muscles attach to the hyoid:[2]
- superior
- inferior
Function
The hyoid bone is involved in the production of human speech. It allows a wider range of tongue and laryngeal movements by bracing these structures against each other. It is not present in any of our closest living relatives, but it did exist in virtually identical form in Neanderthal man. That suggests, along with other anthropological clues of communication, that the Neanderthal employed some form of spoken language.
Fracture
Due to its position, the hyoid bone is not usually easy to fracture in most situations.
In cases of suspicious death, a fractured hyoid is a strong sign of strangulation.
Etymology
Its name is derived from the Greek word hyoeides meaning "shaped like the letter upsilon" (υ).
Additional images
 Larynx |
 Head and neck of a human embryo eighteen weeks old, with Meckel’s cartilage and hyoid bar exposed. |
 Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. |
 Muscles of the neck. Lateral view. |
 The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. |
 The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view. |
 Sagittal section of the larynx and upper part of the trachea. |
 Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea. |
 The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. |
 Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. |
 Extrinsic muscles of the tongue. Left side. |
 The thyroid gland and its relations. |
 Front view of neck. |
See also
References
External links
- SUNY Labs 25:03-0101 - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: The Muscular Triangle"
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 25420.000-1
- Norman/Georgetown lesson11 (larynxskel1)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
Bones (Axial skeleton, Appendicular skeleton) | |
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| VERTEBRAL COLUMN | vertebrae (cervical - thoracic - lumbar) - sacrum - coccyx |
| THORAX | sternum - rib |
| cranial bones of SKULL | occipital - parietal - frontal - temporal - sphenoid - ethmoid |
| facial bones of SKULL | nasal - maxilla - lacrimal - zygomatic - palatine - inferior nasal conchae - vomer - mandible - THROAT: hyoid (greater cornu, lesser cornu, body) |
| UPPER EXTREMITY | SHOULDER GIRDLE:clavicle - scapula - ARM: humerus - ulna - radius- HAND:carpals (scaphoid - lunate bone - triquetral - pisiform - trapezium - trapezoid - capitate - hamate) - metacarpals - phalanges (prox - int - dist) |
| LOWER EXTREMITY | PELVIS:pelvis (ilium, ischium, pubis) - LEG: femur - patella - fibula - tibia - FOOT: tarsals (calcaneus - talus - navicular - cuneiform - cuboid ) - metatarsals - phalanges (prox - int - dist) |
| MIDDLE EAR OSSICLES | malleus - incus - stapes |
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
