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The mass was located in the midline, and it extended from the hyoid bone cephalad to the base of the tongue. The final chapter, which covers the head and brain, provides a description of the muscles of facial expression and the muscles that move the mandible and hyoid bones, and a brief overview of the gross anatomy of the eye, ear, and brain. Fred Jordan testified that Trentadue is the only case of an alleged hanging in which he has found a fractured hyoid bone, the small, horseshoe-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the muscles of the tongue. |
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hyoid bone - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles