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. 2012 Jan 19;220(3):271–292. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01467.x

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Left half of the hyoid apparatus of an adult male Iberian red deer. (A) Approximate resting position and components; cartilaginous parts marked in blue. (B) Resting position and maximally extended position. In the excised and demusculated hyoid apparatus, the epi-ceratohyoid connection can be extended by 30° (70–100°) and the cerato-basihyoid connection by 50° (110–160°) approximately. Scale bar: 10 mm. Left lateral view.