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Hyoid bone is not in the skull. Origin attachment for tongue muscles, below tge jaw and above the hyoid cartilage

Hyoid bone, U-shaped bone situated at the root of the tongue in the front of the neck and between the lower jaw and the largest cartilage of the larynx, or voice box. The primary function of the hyoid bone is to serve as an attachment structure for the tongue and for muscles in the floor of the oral cavity.

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Hi Razib, I just heard that a group of people is called "Negritos". You may want to look up this word and what it means in Spanish......thanks. At some point, it will raise eyebrows, if not already.

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