Medicine:Stylohyoid ligament
| Stylohyoid ligament | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. | |
| Details | |
| From | styloid process (temporal) |
| To | hyoid bone |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum stylohyoideum |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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 hyoid bone[1][2] inferiorly,[citation needed] and (the apex of[1]) the styloid process of the temporal bone[1][2] superiorly.[citation needed]
The ligament gives attachment to the superior-most fibres of the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle.[1]
Relations
The ligament is adjacent to the lateral wall of the oropharynx.[1]
Inferiorly, it is adjacent to th hyoglossus.[1]
Clinical significance
The stylohyoid ligament frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, which is sometimes partially ossified in Eagle syndrome.[3]
Other animals
In many animals, the epihyal is a distinct bone in the centre of the stylohyoid ligament, which is similar to that seen in Eagle syndrome.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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" (in en), Human Osteology (Third Edition) (San Diego: Academic Press): pp. 129–147, ISBN 978-0-12-374134-9, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123741349500064, retrieved 2021-01-06
- ↑ Waldman, Steven D. (2014-01-01), Waldman, Steven D., ed., "Chapter 14 - Eagle Syndrome" (in en), Atlas of Uncommon Pain Syndromes (Third Edition) (Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders): pp. 35–36, ISBN 978-1-4557-0999-1, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781455709991000149, 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226040726/http://www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s25420.000-1.html.
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