Epihyoid
Epihyoideum
Definition
The epihyoid is one of the components of the hyoid apparatus. Its shape varies greatly between species: it is reduced to a simple bony nodule in the horse, a short blade in cattle and a long, slender shaft in the dog.
The epihyoid runs approximately parallel to the thyrohyoid and articulates proximally with the stylohyoid and distally with the ceratohyoid at an almost right angle.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th Edition, MaxiPrim, Pertuis, 2020.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
