hyoid bone

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the hyoid bone is NOT

a skull bone

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located superior to the

larynx

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located inferior to the

skull

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the only bone in the body that does NOT

directly articulate with any bone

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suspended by the

stylohyoid ligaments

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its body and horns are attachment points for

tongue and nuck muscles

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greater horns

larger process on the hyoid

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the greater horns help support the

larynx

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the greater horns serve as the base for

muscles that move the tongue

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the lesser horns are

connected to the stylohyoid ligaments

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the hyoid and larynx hang beneath the skull (like a swing) from the

stylohyoid ligaments