<prompt> Stylohyoid ligament is derived from:1st branchial arch2nd branchial arch1st branchial pouch2nd branchial pouch  <response>: Ans. B 2nd branchial archRef: Grays Anatomy, 41st ed. pg. 449 The stylohyoid ligament is a fibrous cord extending from the tip of the styloid process to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone. It gives attachment to the highest fibres of the middle pharyngeal constrictor and is intimately related to the lateral wall of the oropharynx. Below, it is overlapped by hyoglossus. The ligament is derived from the cartilage of the second branchial arch and may be partially calcified. 