The hyoid bone (lingual bone or tongue-bone) (/ˈhaɪɔɪd/) is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and...
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The hyoid bone fracture is a very rare fracture of the hyoid bone, accounting for 0.002% of all fractures in humans. It is commonly associated with strangulation...
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206 bones. There are 23 bones in the skull. Including the bones of the middle ear and the hyoid bone, the head contains 29 bones. Cranial bones (8) Occipital...
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attachment (such as the hyoid bone). They consist of cancellous tissue enclosed within a thin layer of compact bone. Irregular bones can also be used for...
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oris is a paired muscle of the neck. It runs from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity of the mouth. It is named after...
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Sternohyoid muscle (redirect from Sterno-hyoid)
muscles. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis. It acts to depress the hyoid bone. The sternohyoid muscle is a flat muscle located on both sides of the...
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Hyoid suspension, also known as hyoid myotomy and suspension or hyoid advancement, is a surgical procedure or sleep surgery in which the hyoid bone and...
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Geniohyoid muscle (redirect from Genio-hyoid)
passage from the chin ("genio-" is a standard prefix for "chin") to the hyoid bone. The geniohyoid is a paired short muscle that arises from the inferior...
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process of the temporal bone; it inserts onto hyoid bone. It is innervated by a branch of the facial nerve. It acts draw the hyoid bone upwards and backwards...
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Kebara 2 (section Hyoid bone and speech)
modern hyoid bones to mean that Neanderthal had vocal skills comparable to modern humans, and others pointing out that pigs too have hyoid bones similar...
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