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 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

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.