Tympanohyoid
Tympanohyoideum
Definition
The tympanohyoid is one of the components of the hyoid apparatus.
It is a small fibro-cartilaginous cylinder that unifies the stylohyoideum to the styloid process of the temporal bone.
In pigs and carnivores, it is long, flat and spread against the tympanic bulla.
References
Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1 Ostéologie, Robert Barone
Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature, Constantinescu and Schaller
