Hyoid Bone Changed History

Posted on February 11, 2008 at 8:45 am.
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hyoidbone.jpgHyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone suspended in the muscles of our neck. It is the only bone in the body not connected to any other, and it is the foundation of speech and is found only in humans and Neanderthals. Hyoid bone make us the chatterboxes of the animal world.

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