Stylohyoid ligament

Stylohyoid ligament
Muscles of the neck. Anterior view.
Details
From	styloid process (temporal)
To	hyoid bone
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum stylohyoideum
TA	A03.1.01.003
FMA	71315
Anatomical terminology []

In connection with the stylohyoideus muscle a ligamentous band, the stylohyoid ligament, may be described.

It is a fibrous cord, which is attached to the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone and the lesser cornu (lesser horn) of the hyoid bone.

It frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, is often partially ossified (known as Eagle's Syndrome), and in many animals forms a distinct bone, the epihyal.

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

Ossified stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process