Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Esophagus, Pharynx, Throat.

Higher resolution images are available for a fee. Contact Drew Bourn, PhD, MLIS.

Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach

Larynx; posterior surface view

The wall of the pharynx and esophagus has been opened.

1 .	Superior laryngeal nerve (cut across)
2 .	External carotid artery
3 .	Upper pointer: Cuneiform tubercle Lower pointer: Corniculate tubercle
4 .	Internal carotid artery (cut across)
5 .	Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
6 .	Left lobe of thyroid gland
7 .	Vagus nerve (X) (cut across)
8 .	Vertebral artery (cut across)
9 .	Root of tongue
10 .	Oral part pharynx
11 .	Epiglottis
12 .	Pharyngoepiglottic fold
13 .	Laryngeal ventricle
14 .	Upper pointer: Aryepiglottic fold Lower pointer: Superior horn thyroid cartilage
15 .	Fold of laryngeal nerve
16 .	Interarytenoid incisure
17 .	Upper pointer: Piriform recess Lower pointer: Prominence produced by cricoid cartilage
18 .	Prevertebral fascia
19 .	Esophagus