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1
Q

The U-shaped hyoid bone grows in this fashion

A

from separate growth centers

2
Q

Body of hyoid articulates with

A

the greated and lessed cornu or horn of hyoid

3
Q

If the hyoid is broken

A

it can indicated to law enforcement that pressure was placed against the neck, possibly causing strangulation

4
Q

Hyoid lies in the (ant/post) of the neck, at the level of __ in the angle between the mandible and thyroid cartilage

A

ant, C3

5
Q

Hyoid bone is suspended by muscles that connect it to the following:

A

mandible, styloid process, thyroid cartilage, manubrium and scapulae

6
Q

Other than the hyoid, the only other bone that is in the anterior neck is

A

C3

7
Q

It does not directly articulate with any other bones

A

Hyoid bone. Instead it is connected to neighboring bones by muscular and ligamentous attachments.

8
Q

Muscles that insert to the upped surface of the bone

A

Suprahyoid Muscles

9
Q

Muscles that insert to the lower surface

A

Infrahyoid Muscles