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Sagittal section of neck

Larynx; medial aspect viewed from right side

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Image #83-6
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Sagittal section of neck
Larynx; medial aspect viewed from right side
  1. Lingual tonsil
  2. Laryngeal part of pharynx
  3. Posterior wall of pharynx (sectioned)
  4. Upper pointer: Epiglottis Lower pointer: Piriform recess
  5. Aryepiglottic fold (upper pointer, cuneiform tubercle; lower pointer, corniculate tubercle)
  6. Body cervical vertebra IV and nucleus pulposus
  7. Transverse arytenoid muscle (cut across)
  8. Esophagus
  9. Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
  10. Cricoid cartilage (lamina)
  11. Retropharyngeal space
  12. Geniohyoid muscle
  13. Body hyoid bone
  14. Hyoepiglottic ligament
  15. Upper pointer: Mylohyoid muscle Lower pointer: Fat
  16. Middle hyothyroid ligament
  17. Upper pointer: Laryngeal vestibule Lower pointer: Ventricular fold
  18. Laryngeal ventricle
  19. Vocal cord
  20. Thyroid cartilage
  21. Thyroid gland
  22. Conus elasticus (covered by mucosa)
  23. Cricoarytenoid ligament (middle)
  24. Trachea
  25. Arch of cricoid cartilage