The Position of the Hyoid Bone in the Neck diagram places this small, U-shaped bone right at the C3 level, floating freely without any direct joint connection to other bones.…
The hyoid bone parts include body (central, C3 level), greater horns (posterior/lateral projections for muscle/ligament attachments), lesser horns (small superior projections for stylohyoid ligament). It floats, anchored by supra/infrahyoid muscles.