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hyoid
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hyoid [′hī‚ȯid]
(anatomy)
A bone or complex of bones at the base of the tongue supporting the tongue and its muscles.
Of or pertaining to structures derived from the hyoid arch.


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The final chapter, which covers the head and brain, provides a description of the muscles of facial expression and the muscles that move the mandible and hyoid bones, and a brief overview of the gross anatomy of the eye, ear, and brain.
No other hyoid bones have been found for Neanderthals or, for that matter, for any other early hominids -- members of the evolutionary family that includes modern humans.
 
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