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Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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<big><center>[[Anatomy and Physiology|'''BACK TO ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Anatomy and Physiology|'''BACK TO ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
It is made up of 5 different bones which vary in length and size depending on the species.
It is made up of 5 different bones which vary in length and size depending on the species.
[[Image:Hyoid Anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Hyoid Apparatus in situ - Copyright Nottingham]]
==Structure and Function==
==Structure and Function==
*Basihyoid
*Basihyoid
**Lingual process present in some species which protrudes into the roof of the [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]]
**Lingual process present in some species which protrudes into the roof of the [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]]
**Unpaired
*Stylohyoid
*Stylohyoid
**Articulates with base of skull at petrus temporal
**Articulates with base of skull at petrus temporal
**Articulates with [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Thyroid Cartilage|thyroid cartilage]] of [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology|larynx]]
**Articulates with [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Thyroid Cartilage|thyroid cartilage]] of [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology|larynx]]
**Paired
*Epihyoid
*Epihyoid
**Paired
*Keratohyoid
*Keratohyoid
**Paired
*Thyrohyoid
*Thyrohyoid
**Paired
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==