48 THE THORACIC VISCERA, BUCCAL CAVITY, ETC. 



two small triangular cartilages attached to the anterior 

 end of the dorsal side of the cricoid. The vocal cords 

 are connected with these cartilages. 



7. The Hyoid Bone consists of the body or basi- 

 hyal connected with the thyroid, the two long an- 

 terior cornua, each composed of three pieces, the 

 cerato-hyal united with the basi-hyal, the epi-hyal and 

 the stylohyal, the last being connected with the base 

 of the skull by a flexible cartilage, and the two shorter 

 posterior horns each composed of a single bone, the 

 thyro-hyal, which unites with the lateral portion of the 

 thyroid. 



