Hyoid arch

Hyoid arch
Head end of human embryo, about the end of the fourth week.
Floor of pharynx of embryo. (Second arch visible near center.)
Gray's	subject #13 66
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_57/12149767

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The hyoid arch (or second branchial arch) assists in forming the side and front of the neck.

From its cartilage are developed the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, and lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.

Additional images

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  Human embryo from thirty-one to thirty-four days

External links

• Overview at ncl.ac.uk
• plastic/216 at eMedicine
• Overview at howard.edu

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