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there´s no any "hypoglossal muscle"!
do you mean HYOglossal muscle?
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What is the hyoid?
The hyoid is a small curved bone that does not attach to any other bone in the body and is connected to the tongue.
What is the function of the omohyoid muscle?
depresses hyoid bone and fixes hyoid bone during opening of mouth
Where is the sternohyoid muscle located?
The sternohyoid muscle runs from the sternum to the hyoid bone in the neck. It depresses the hyoid bone with the larynx.
What action does the sternohyoid muscle have on the hyoid bone?
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What Bone is attached to neck and tongue muscle?
I believe you are talking about the hyoid bone. It's the only bone in the body not directly connected to another bone. It is instead attached to ligaments and muscles.
Do tendons attach to muscle and muscle attaches to bone?
Tendons attach muscle to bone, muscles do not attach to bone.
What muscles are responsible for depression of the hyoid bone?
Superior belly of omohyoid muscle
What attach muscle to to bone?
Tendons attach muscle to bone (whereas ligaments attach bone to bone).
What is the action of omohyoid muscle and what is the benefit of depressing the hyoid bone?
The action of the omohyoid is to depress the hyoid. Its name derives from the Greek "omos" meaning shoulder, giving one of its attachments, and "hyoid", giving the other attachment - the hyoid bone. The function of the hyoid seems to be in voice variations. All mammals have them and there are arguments if primitive hominids used them as we do.
What muscles depresses the hyroid bone and larynx?
The sternohyoid muscle, Omohyoid muscle, and Thyroid muscle are three muscles that are responsible for the depression of the hyoid bone.
What is the name bone of the tongue of the tongue?
There is no bonw in the tongue. The tongue is pure muscle
Does the hyoid bone have any solid bony attachments?
No it doesn't. It is the only bone in the body that doesn't attach to another bone.
