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Stylohyoid ligament

Ligament

Ligament

FieldValue
NameStylohyoid ligament
Latinligamentum stylohyoideum
ImageGray386.png
CaptionMuscles of the neck. Anterior view.
FromStyloid process (temporal)
ToHyoid bone

The stylohyoid ligament is a ligament that extends between the hyoid bone, and the temporal styloid process (of the temporal bone of the skull).

Anatomy

Attachments

It attaches at the lesser horn of the hyoid bone inferiorly, and (the apex of) the styloid process of the temporal bone superiorly.

The ligament gives attachment to the superior-most fibres of the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle.

Relations

The ligament is adjacent to the lateral wall of the oropharynx.

Inferiorly, it is adjacent to the hyoglossus.

Clinical significance

The stylohyoid ligament frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, which is sometimes partially ossified in Eagle syndrome.

Other animals

In many animals, the epihyal is a distinct bone in the centre of the stylohyoid ligament, similar to that seen in Eagle syndrome.

References

Additional images

File:Ligamentum stylohyoideum ossifiziert.jpg|Ossified stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process

References

  1. Standring, Susan. (2020). "Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice".
  2. (2012-01-01). "Chapter 6 - Hyoid and Vertebrae". Academic Press.
  3. Waldman, Steven D.. (2014-01-01). "Chapter 14 - Eagle Syndrome". W.B. Saunders.
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