Stylohyoid ligament

Stylohyoid ligament
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view.
Details
From	Styloid process (temporal)
To	Hyoid bone
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum stylohyoideum
TA98	A03.1.01.003
TA2	1567
FMA	72308
Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

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 ^{[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 the 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, 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)

1. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.
2. 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
3. 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.