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Hyoid bone
The hyoid bone (also known as the tongue-bone, lingual bone, Latin: os hyoideum) is a single "U" shaped bone situated in the anterior part of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone is attached to the skull with the help of ligaments. It sometimes classified as a bone of the viscerocranium.
The main parts of the hyoid bone are:
- Body
- Lesser horn (2)
- Greater horn (2)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Anterior view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/8216a1ea-1c87-4be4-9283-464e04ed2ebe.jpg?width=1200)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/ff177d9a-8c8f-4367-8d34-844df1b7de8f.jpg?width=1200)
The body of the hyoid is the anterior segment of the hyoid bone between the two pairs of horns. Two bony projections known as the greater horn and lesser horn extend from each side of the hyoid bone.
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Anterior view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/c8f3f289-377d-49e5-8819-1f26fd26040a.jpg?width=1200)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Lateral view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/6b930d65-49b6-497a-870e-46029d3fb628.jpg?width=1200)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Posterior view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/911e3949-247f-4c92-9450-18fa916ac284.jpg?width=1200)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Superior view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/bb5350a7-a886-4a37-8491-573ac845ca57.jpg?width=1200)
![Head and neck, Skeletal system, Skull, Cranium, Viscerocranium, Bones, Hyoid bone, Parts, Lesser horn, Greater horn, Body, Inferior view](https://anatomy.net/uploads/487ea994-42bf-4c55-84a9-b949923a3edc.jpg?width=1200)