Stylohyoid ligament
Stylohyoid ligament | |
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Details | |
From | styloid process (temporal) |
To | hyoid bone |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum stylohyoideum |
TA98 | A03.1.01.003 |
TA2 | 1567 |
FMA | 72308 |
Anatomical terminology |
The stylohyoid ligament is a ligament that connects the hyoid bone to the temporal styloid process (of the temporal bone of the skull).
Structure[]
The stylohyoid ligament connects the lesser horn of hyoid bone to the styloid process of the temporal bone of the skull.[1]
Clinical significance[]
The stylohyoid ligament frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, which is sometimes partially ossified in Eagle syndrome.[2]
Other animals[]
In many animals, the is a distinct bone in the centre of the stylohyoid ligament, which is similar to that seen in Eagle syndrome.[citation needed]
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 392 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ White, Tim D.; Black, Michael T.; Folkens, Pieter A. (2012-01-01), White, Tim D.; Black, Michael T.; Folkens, Pieter A. (eds.), "Chapter 6 - Hyoid and Vertebrae", Human Osteology (Third Edition), San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 129–147, ISBN 978-0-12-374134-9, retrieved 2021-01-06
- ^ Waldman, Steven D. (2014-01-01), Waldman, Steven D. (ed.), "Chapter 14 - Eagle Syndrome", Atlas of Uncommon Pain Syndromes (Third Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 35–36, ISBN 978-1-4557-0999-1, retrieved 2021-01-06
Additional images[]
Ossified stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process
External links[]
- Diagram at occup-med.com
- "Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- Human head and neck
- Ligaments