Hyoid bone and framework of larynx

Posterior view

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Hyoid bone and framework of larynx

Posterior view

1. Epiglottic cartilage
2. Greater horn hyoid bone
3. Superior thyroid incisure
4. Thyroepiglottic ligament
5. Superior horn thyroid cartilage
6. Upper pointer: Arycorniculate synchondrosis Lower pointer: Apex of arytenoid cartilage
7. Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
8. Interarytenoid notch
9. Inferior horn of thyroid cartilage
10. Cricotracheal ligament
11. Membranous wall of trachea (layer of smooth muscle visible)
12. Lesser horn hyoid bone
13. Stem of epiglottis
14. Lateral thyrohyoid ligament (Triticeal cartilage embedded in ligament at site of pointer)
15. Lamina right thyroid cartilage
16. Corniculate cartilage
17. Upper pointer: Vocal lip Lower pointer: Rima glottidis
18. Posterior cricoarytenoid ligament
19. Cricoarytenoid joint capsule
20. Lamina of cricoid cartilage
21. Cricoarytenoid joint capsule
22. Tracheal cartilage