The hyoid bone is a small U-shaped bone located in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and thyroid cartilage. It provides attachment points for muscles of the floor of the mouth, tongue, larynx, epiglottis and pharynx. The body of the hyoid bone has anterior and posterior surfaces and upper and lower borders. It connects posteriorly to the greater cornua. The greater cornua taper posteriorly and end in tubercles, providing attachment for muscles like the thyrohyoid. The lesser cornua are small projections from the body that are sometimes connected to the greater cornua by synovial joints. Fracture of the hyoid bone is