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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Hyoid bone and framework of larynx

Superior view

Image #84-1

KEYWORDS: Fascia and connective tissue.

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Hyoid bone and framework of larynx
Superior view
The periosteum has been removed from the hyoid bone and the perichondrium scraped from the laryngeal cartilages. The elastic cone and vocal ligaments have been preserved and the articular capsules retained.
  1. Body hyoid bone
  2. Epiglottal cartilage
  3. Lesser horn hyoid bone
  4. Left lamina thyroid cartilage
  5. Greater horn hyoid bone
  6. Superior horn thyroid cartilage
  7. Corniculate cartilage
  8. Base of arytenoid cartilage
  9. Upper pointer: Interarytenoid incisure Lower pointer: Posterior cricoarytenoid ligament
  10. Lamina of cricoid cartilage
  11. Trachea
  12. Thyroepiglottic ligament
  13. Vocal ligament
  14. Rim of glottis
  15. Conus elasticus
  16. Arch of cricoid cartilage
  17. Upper pointer: Apex of arytenoid cartilage Lower pointer: Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
  18. Lateral thyrohyoid ligament
  19. Cricothyroid joint capsule
  20. Inferior horn thyroid cartilage
  21. Cricothyroid joint capsule