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What muscles are responsible for depression of the hyoid bone?

The infrahyoid muscles, such as the sternohyoid, omohyoid, thyrohyoid, and sternothyroid muscles, are responsible for depressing the hyoid bone. These muscles help to lower the hyoid bone during swallowing and speaking.


What happens to muscle and bone tissue when they are not used?

Muscles that aren't used regularly become weak. Eventually they will shrink and waste away. Sometimes muscles disappear from other causes. Muscle-wasting diseases (given the general name muscular dystrophy) cause muscles to die.


What types of muscles and bones do ligaments attach?

Tendons attach muscle to bone Ligaments attach bone to bone


What do tendons link together?

Muscle FibersTendons connect muscles to bones. Not to be confused with ligaments, which connect bones to other bones.Tendons are fibrous connective tissue that are made of collagen. They most commonly connect muscles to bones. The strongest tendon in the human body is the Achilles tendon.


What happens after a bone breaks?

The bones are elastic tissue that will be replaced by hard , bony tissue.This process is called ossification.A complete fracture: A bone breaks into 2 piecesA greenstick fracture: A bone cracks on 1 side only, but not all the way through.A single fracture: A bone is broken only in 1 placeA comminuted (say: kah-muh-noot-ed) fracture: A bone breaks into 2 or more places, or is crushedA bowing fracture: This happens only in kids when the bone breaks but doesn't crackAn open fracture: When the bone sticks out of the skinYeah, and most of the time you'll have to get a cast. Of course, you go to the hospital and see the doctors.What to do when you think someone (or yourself) has a broken bone.Stay calmMake sure the hurt person is as comfortable as possible and warm.Tell an adult immediately after making sure the injured person will not move, run away, and is safe.If there aren't any adults around, call 911 or the emergency number in your area.