Search Kids Discover

It Holds Your Tongue

  • March 13, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The hyoid bone sits between your chin and the front of your neck, keeping your tongue anchored to your mouth and throat. This U-shaped bone is the only one in the human body not directly attached to another bone. Instead, it’s connected only by muscles. (Illustration: Sebastian Kaulitzki)

About the author

Kids Discover For over 25 years, we’ve been creating beautifully crafted nonfiction products for kids. With a specialty in science and social studies, our team of talented writers, award-winning designers and illustrators, and subject-experts from leading institutions is committed to a single mission: to get children excited about reading and learning.