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Hyoid Bone
7.3--Hyoid Bone
Term | Definition |
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HYOID BONE | DOESN'T ARTICULATE WITH ANY OTHER BONE; LOCATED IN ANTERIOR NECK BETWEEN MANDIBLE AND LARYNX. SUPPORTS TONGUE, PROVIDING ATTACHMENT FOR TONGUE MUSCLES AND FOR NECK MUSCLES |
BODY | HORIZONTAL, RECTANGULAR |
LESSER HORNS | PAIRED WITH GREATER HORNS |
GREATER HORNS | PAIRED WITH LESSER HORNS |