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Human hyoid bones, according to the main characteristics of their shape, studied in 76 bones, may be classified into five types, in the following order of frequency:D-type 29%, B-type 26.5%, H-type 21%, U-type 18.5%, and V-type 5.0%. The frequency of the types is to a certain (but not statistically significant) degree sex-related. In 60% of the cases the shape of the hyoid bone does not belong to any of the shapes that are conventionally described. Almost half of the hyoid bones are asymmetric and/or anisometric. According to their width the hyoid bones may be designated as narrow (45%), intermediate (34%) and wide (21%). There is no standard correlation of the distance between the tubercles of the greater horns to the distance between the lesser horns in the same hyoid bone. On the contrary, with the exception of the horseshoe-shaped bones, the former distance almost coincides to the length of the major transverse axis of the same bone. The two dimensional size of the hyoid bone, which is of importance to the vital space of the superior opening of the lower respiratory tract, varies greatly, and to a certain degree it is related to the hyoid shape.
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Can the hyoid bone be classified as a sesamoid bone?
No. The hyoid bone is classified as an irregular bone.
Small U-shaped bone in the neck?
The hyoid bone.
If the hyoid bone is not attached to another bone why is it so important?
yes the hyoid is an actual bone it is just not attached to any other bones
What axial skeleton bone is the only one in the body that does not articulate with another bone?
the hyoid bone, also known as lingual bone, it is in the neck. it's supported by the muscles of the neck and supports the root of the tongue.
What is bone under tongue?
The hyoid bone
What unique characteristic does the hyoid bone possess?
It is a "U" shape and the tongue is attached to it.
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.
Can the hyoid bone be classified as a sesamoid bone?
No. The hyoid bone is classified as an irregular bone.
What is the weight of hyoid bone?
5mg the hyoid is such a small bone
What is the only bone in the body that doesn't form a joint with another bone?
The hyoid is the only bone that forms no joint.
What is the function of the omohyoid muscle?
depresses hyoid bone and fixes hyoid bone during opening of mouth
Small U-shaped bone in the neck?
The hyoid bone.
Only non articulating bone of the human body?
the Hyoid Bone
What are some examples of irregulair bones?
The Hyoid bone in your neck, and the Stapes in your ears are irregular in shape.
If the hyoid bone is not attached to another bone why is it so important?
yes the hyoid is an actual bone it is just not attached to any other bones
What happens when the hyoid bone breaks?
I don't think you die when your hyoid bone is broken. I think that if you're dead, a broken hyoid is strongly indicative of strangelation. So, if you're dead and if you have a broken hyoid, you were probably strangled. The hyoid breaking just occurs, but I think that it's suffocation from lack of air that will kill you...not the hyoid bone itself.
What axial skeleton bone is the only one in the body that does not articulate with another bone?
the hyoid bone, also known as lingual bone, it is in the neck. it's supported by the muscles of the neck and supports the root of the tongue.
