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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach

Cavity of larynx, superior view

Image #83-4

KEYWORDS: Throat.

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Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach
Cavity of larynx, superior view
The specimen is the same as that seen in reel 83-3.
  1. Epiglottis
  2. Epiglottic tubercle
  3. Laryngeal ventricle
  4. Aryepiglottic fold
  5. Ventricular fold
  6. Laryngeal ventricle
  7. Superior laryngeal artery
  8. Macula flava
  9. Superior laryngeal nerve (superior branch)
  10. Glottic rim (intermembrane part )
  11. Lamina right thyroid cartilage (inner surface)
  12. Vocal cord
  13. Superior laryngeal nerve (inferior branch)
  14. Aberrant muscular slip
  15. Aryepiglotticus muscle
  16. Vocal process of arytenoid cartilage
  17. Glottic rim (intercartilaginous part)
  18. Corniculate cartilage
  19. Interarytenoid notch