loading...| Preferred Name | hyoid bone | |
| Synonyms |
lingual bone os hyoideum hyoid hyoid bone hyoideum |
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| Definitions |
A horseshoe shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind. [WP,modified]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001685 |
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| alternative label |
lingual bone os hyoideum hyoid hyoid bone hyoideum |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C32752 MESH:D006928 Wikipedia:Hyoid_bone EMAPA:18650 SCTID:263352000 VHOG:0001325 AAO:0000684 UMLS:C0020417 FMA:52749 GAID:197 MA:0001484 |
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| definition |
A horseshoe shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind. [WP,modified]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Gray186.png |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
lingual bone os hyoideum hyoid hyoid bone hyoideum |
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| id |
UBERON:0001685 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
hyoid bone |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001685 |
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| note |
A horseshoe shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. The hyoid bone provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue above, the larynx below, and the epiglottis and pharynx behind. [WP,modified]. |
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| preferred label |
hyoid bone |
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| prefLabel |
hyoid bone |
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