Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The hyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone located in the front of your neck. It sits between the chin and the thyroid cartilage and is instrumental in ...

Thyrohyoid Ansa cervicalis/hypoglossal n. C1-C2 Lower/stabilize hyoid; raise larynx to hyoid ...

c: Bolus moves posteriorly as tongue moves backward, hyoid and larynx begin to ascend, and epiglottis tilting. d: Larynx closed, epiglottis inverted, UES begins to open. e: Pharynx constricts ...