part of part of has developmental contribution from has developmental contribution from hyoid bone GAID:197 hyoid bone VHOG:0001325 AAO:0000684 UBERON:0001685 Wikipedia:Hyoid_bone MESH:D006928 lingual bone NCIT:C32752 FMA:52749 A horseshoe shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind. [WP,modified]. SCTID:263352000 hyoideum EMAPA:18650 MA:0001484 hyoid pharyngeal arch 2 pharyngeal arch 3 irregular bone splanchnocranium hyoid apparatus