Stylohyoid ligament
| Stylohyoid ligament | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. | |
| Details | |
| From | styloid process (temporal) |
| To | hyoid bone |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum stylohyoideum |
| TA98 | A03.1.01.003 |
| TA2 | 1567 |
| FMA | 72308 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In connection with the stylohyoideus muscle, a ligamentous band, the stylohyoid ligament, may be described.
It is a fibrous cord, which is attached to the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone and the lesser cornu (lesser horn) of the hyoid bone.
It frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, is sometimes partially ossified (known as Eagle syndrome), and in many animals forms a distinct bone, the epihyal.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 392 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
Additional images
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Ossified stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process
External links
- Diagram at occup-med.com
- "Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
