Editing Hyoid bone (section)

=== Body ===

The body of the hyoid bone is the central part of the hyoid bone.{{clarify|date=February 2022}}
*At the front, the body is convex and directed forward and upward.
* It is crossed in its upper half by a well-marked transverse ridge with a slight downward convexity, and in many cases a vertical median ridge divides it into two lateral halves. 
* The portion of the vertical ridge above the transverse line is present in a majority of specimens, but the lower portion is evident only in rare cases.{{Clarify|reason=Not able to understand the sentence.|date=September 2023}}
* The anterior surface gives insertion to the [[geniohyoid muscle]] in the greater part of its extent both above and below the transverse ridge; a portion of the origin of the [[hyoglossus muscle|hyoglossus]] notches the lateral margin of the geniohyoid attachment. 
* Below the transverse ridge the [[mylohyoid muscle|mylohyoid]], [[sternohyoid muscle|sternohyoid]], and [[omohyoid muscle|omohyoid]] are inserted.
* At the back, the smooth, concave, directed backward and downward, and separated from the [[epiglottis]] by the [[hyothyroid membrane]] and a quantity of [[loose areolar tissue]]; a [[Bursa (anatomy)|bursa]] intervenes between it and the hyothyroid membrane.
* Above, the body is rounded, and gives attachment to the hyothyroid membrane and some [[aponeurosis|aponeurotic]] fibers of the [[genioglossus muscle|genioglossus]].
* Below, the body affords insertion medially to the sternohyoid and laterally to the omohyoid and occasionally a portion of the [[thyrohyoid muscle|thyrohyoid]]. It also gives attachment to the Levator glandulae thyreoideae, when this muscle is present.