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we have a bone just beneath our jaw called the Hyoid bone. It s not found on anatomy skeletons because it is the only bone in the body that isn t attached to another bone.

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Fun Fact: we have a bone just beneath our jaw called the Hyoid bone. It’s not found on anatomy skeletons because it is the only bone in the body that isn’t attached to another bone.

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