Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The hyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone located in the front of your neck ...

Yawning serves as a great exercise for stretching and strengthening various muscles in your throat, particularly the ...

which is underneath the mandible (lower jaw bone) and above the hyoid (tongue) bone. The mylohyoid muscle, a paired muscle that forms the floor of the mouth, separates a superficial and deep lobe ...

b: Tongue tip elevation, soft palate elevates to closure, and bolus passes mandible ramus. c: Bolus moves posteriorly as tongue moves backward, hyoid and larynx begin to ascend, and epiglottis ...