This image shows the human hyoid bone, which helps to support the tongue and serves as an attachment point for several muscles that help to elevate the larynx during swallowing and speech.   The hyoid bone is unique in that it  is the only bone of the body that does not articulate with any other bone.  Instead, it is suspended above the larynx where it is anchored by ligaments to the styloid processes of the temporal bones of the skull.