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Uncommon card · Science
Hyoid bone, an Uncommon card
The hyoid bone, also known as the lingual bone or the tongue-bone, is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Hyoid bone quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hyoid bone card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the only bone in the human body that is not ______ to any other bones.
Answer
connected. It is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other bones. From the Hyoid bone article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Digital signature. Digital signature 74 · Alexey Pajitnov 69 · Hyoid bone 63 · CFAP206 60 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alexey Pajitnov. Alexey Pajitnov 330,000 · Hyoid bone 170,000 · Building 120,000 · CFAP206 160 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At rest, it lies between the base of the mandible and the third cervical vertebra.
- Unlike other bones, the hyoid is only distantly articulated to other bones by muscles or ligaments.
- It is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other bones.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hyoid bone article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Hyoid bone
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hyoid bone (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : OpenStax College, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
