part of part of develops from develops from attached to attached to composed primarily of system chordate pharyngeal muscle striated muscle tissue mesoderm-derived structure musculature of pharynx hyoid muscle VHOG:0001494 ZFA:0000521 TAO:0000521 hyoid muscles EHDAA2:0000794 UBERON:0005493 EFO:0003536 SCTID:244823009 One of a group of muscles used in mastication and swallowing. These muscles are attached to the hyoid bone, which is suspended in the neck and forms the base of the tongue and larynx. The muscles are divided into suprahyoid (superior) or infrahyoid (inferior) groups relative to the bone[WP, generalized]. NCIT:C32753 hyoid arch skeleton hyoid pre-muscle mass