Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Sagittal section of neck
Dissection of left half of larynx, medial view
Image #83-7
KEYWORDS: Throat.
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Sagittal section of neck
Dissection of left half of larynx, medial view
The mucosa of the larynx has been cut away except for that which lines the ventricle (28) and a narrow rim which remains on the vocal (30) and ventricular folds (28). The elastic cone and the quadrangular membrane have been removed.
- Oral part pharynx
- Root of tongue
- Epiglottal cartilage
- Hyoepiglottic ligament
- Laryngeal part of pharynx
- Aryepiglotticus muscle
- Superior laryngeal nerve
- Aryepiglottic fold (cuneiform cartilage not present)
- Corniculate cartilage
- Apex of arytenoid cartilage
- Transverse arytenoid muscle (cut across)
- Posterior cricoarytenoid ligament
- Vocal process of arytenoid cartilage
- Lamina of cricoid cartilage (sectioned)
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (cut across)
- Cricotracheal ligament
- Genioglossus muscle
- Mandible (sectioned)
- Geniohyoid muscle
- Body hyoid bone (sectioned)
- Mylohyoid muscle (cut across)
- Middle hyothyroid ligament
- Anterior laryngeal glands
- Medial laryngeal glands (overlying appendix ventriculi laryngis)
- Left pointer: Left lamina thyroid cartilage Right pointer: Superficial fascia
- Thyroepiglottic ligament
- Upper pointer: Ventricular fold Lower pointer: Laryngeal ventricle
- Sesamoid cartilage
- Vocal ligament (beneath tunica mucosa of vocal cord)
- Thyroarytenoid muscle
- Thyroid cartilage (sectioned)
- Medial cricoarytenoid ligament
- Isthmus of thyroid gland
- Arch of cricoid cartilage (sectioned)
- Esophageal mucosa (tunica)