Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Larynx; nerve supply to cricothyroid muscle, left anterolateral view
Image #77-3
KEYWORDS: Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Throat.
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Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Larynx; nerve supply to cricothyroid muscle, left anterolateral view
The left inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx has been reflected from its origin.
- Sublingual gland (mandible removed)
- Mylohyoid muscle
- Anterior belly digastric muscle (turned inferiorly to expose nerve supply)
- Left cartilaginous plate of thyroid
- Oblique line of thyroid cartilage (covered by tendinous band for attachment of muscles)
- Prelaryngeal lymph node
- Upper pointer: Straight part of cricothyroid muscle Lower pointer: Oblique part of cricothyroid muscle
- Clavicle right
- Mylohyoid nerve
- Internal carotid artery
- Upper pointer: Superior laryngeal artery Lower pointer: External carotid artery
- Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
- Upper pointer: Internal branch superior laryngeal nerve Lower pointer: Superior horn thyroid cartilage
- Sympathetic trunk
- Longus capitis muscle
- Thyrohyoid membrane
- Superior thyroid artery
- External branch of superior laryngeal nerve
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (reflected)
- Common carotid artery
- Vagus nerve (X)
- Inferior horn thyroid cartilage
- Anterior scalene muscle
- Upper pointer: Inferior laryngeal nerve Lower pointer: Trachea