Hyoid bone
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 舌骨
- Reading
- ぜっこつ
- English
- Hyoid bone
- Latin
- Os hyoideum
- Main functions
- Swallowing / Tongue movement / Articulation (speech)
Connections
Connects
Muscles inserting here
Connected by
Muscles arising here
Articles
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