Stylohyoid ligament

Stylohyoid ligament
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view.
Details
FromStyloid process (temporal)
ToHyoid bone
Identifiers
Latinligamentum stylohyoideum
TA98A03.1.01.003
TA21567
FMA72308
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

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 392 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b 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
    Ossified stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process