Hyoid Bone. 



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t'Lig. hyo -fliyreo- 

 id.med.' 



M.mylo-hyoideus 



48. Hyoid Bone, 49. Hyoid Bone, Os hyoides, 



Os hyoides with the insertions of the muscles and 



from before. ligaments. 



The hyoid bone is divided into a middle piece, the body, 

 and 2 pairs of lateral c o r n u a. The greater c o r n u a , Cornua 

 majora, project from the lateral surfaces of the body, by means of 2 joints 

 or synchondroses ; at the angles of junction between the -body and greater 

 cornua, the 2 lesser cornua, Cornua minora , are attached by means 

 of ligaments. 



