A handy mnemonic to recall the muscle attachments of the hyoid bone. The first sentence is for six muscles attaching superiorly, the second sentence is for three muscles attaching inferiorly. Both sentences are in order from lateral to medial:
Christopher, He Didn't See Girls Much. That's Obvious, Stupid.
Mnemonic
D: digastric muscle (intermediate tendon)
Another mnemonic separates the muscles based on their attachment to either the greater horn or the body:
Greater horn: Swallowing Moves Hyoid
Stylohyoid
Middle Constrictor
Hyoglossus
Body: Great Meals Descend Smoothly Over The Gullet
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Digastric (anterior belly)
Sternohyoid
Omohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Genioglossus
Lesser horn: Chondroglossus muscle and stylohyoid ligament
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