Lingual process
Processus lingualis
Definition
The lingual process (Processus lingualis) is a median rostral prominence of the basihyoid bone that dives in the root of the tongue and gives attachment to several muscles*.
In Equidae, it is very long;
In Bulls, Sheeps, Goats, Rabbits, it is short;
in other domestic species and in Men, it is reduced to a simple roughness.
*Mylohyoid, geniohyoid, hyoglossal muscle.
References
