Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Larynx; vocal cord and vocal muscle; lateral and posterior cricoarytenoid muscles; left lateral view
Image #77-7
KEYWORDS: Muscles and tendons, Throat.
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Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Larynx; vocal cord and vocal muscle; lateral and posterior cricoarytenoid muscles; left lateral view
The external part of the thyroarytenoid muscle has been removed and the internal part (vocal muscle) retained.
- Lesser horn hyoid bone
- Body hyoid bone
- Epiglottal cartilage
- Thyrohyoid ligament
- Upper pointer: Thyroepiglotticus muscle (cut across) Lower pointer: Aryepiglotticus muscle
- Quadrangular membrane
- Thyroid cartilage (cut across)
- Laryngeal ventricle (opened)
- Vocal cord
- Vocalis muscle
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
- Conus elasticus
- Arch of cricoid cartilage
- Lateral suspensory ligament of thyroid gland (cut off)
- Trachea
- Aryepiglottic fold
- Superior horn thyroid cartilage (cut across)
- Piriform recess (opened)
- Vagus nerve (X)
- Arytenoid cartilage
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
- Upper pointer: Anterior branch inferior laryngeal nerve Lower pointer: Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (cut across)
- Posterior branch inferior laryngeal nerve
- Articular surface of thyroid
- Cervical nerve VI
- Vertebral artery
- Branches of recurrent esophageal nerve
- Esophagus