Term Name: hyoid apparatus
Synonyms: apparatus hyobranchialis, apparatus hyoideus, hyobranchial apparatus, hyolingual system
Definition: A group of bones comprised of hyoid body and two pairs of cornua (i.e. greater cornua and lesser cornua), and lies just below the tongue, above the thyroid cartilage
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010272]

Relationships
is part of: hyoid arch skeleton
has parts: anterior process of hyoid apparatus anterior radial basihyal ceratobranchial I ceratobranchials II--IV commissura terminales of hyoid apparatus hyale hyoid bone hyoid plate hypobranchial I hypobranchial II hypohyal bone os triangulare paraglossale parahyoid posterior radial stylohyoid bone thyrohyoid bone thyrohyoid cartilage tympanohyoid cartilage
is a type of: structure with developmental contribution from neural crest subdivision of skeletal system
has subtype: hyoid apparatus opening