Stylohyoid ligament

The stylohyoid ligament is a ligament that connects the hyoid bone to the temporal styloid process (of the temporal bone of the skull).

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

Structure

The stylohyoid ligament connects the lesser horn of hyoid bone to the styloid process of the temporal bone of the skull.[1]

Clinical significance

The stylohyoid ligament frequently contains a little cartilage in its center, which is sometimes partially ossified in Eagle syndrome.[2]

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.

References

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

  1. 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
  2. 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
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