Vocal ligament
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| Ligament: Vocal ligament | ||
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| Muscles of the larynx, seen from above. | ||
| Latin | ligamenta vocales | |
| Gray's | subject #236 1079 | |
| From | thyroid cartilage | |
| To | arytenoid cartilage | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493562 | |
The vocal ligaments (or inferior thyroarytenoid) are two strong bands enclosed within the vocal folds.
Each ligament consists of a band of yellow elastic tissue, attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage, and behind to the vocal process of the arytenoid.
- Organology at UC Davis Respiratory/airways/larynx2/larynx3
- Diagram at entdocsonline.com
- Vocal+ligament at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown lesson11
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| Cartilages | Cricoid • Thyroid (Laryngeal prominence) • Epiglottis • Arytenoid • Cuneiform • Corniculate |
| Ligaments | extrinsic ligaments: Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral thyrohyoid ligament, Median thyrohyoid ligament) • Hyoepiglottic ligament • Cricotracheal ligament intrinsic ligaments: Cricothyroid ligament |
| Folds and related structures | folds: (Glossoepiglottic, Aryepiglottic, Vocal, Vestibular) Vocal ligament • Ventricle of the larynx • Infraglottic cavity • Vestibule of larynx • Rima glottidis • Glottis |
| Triangles of the neck | Anterior of the neck (Muscular, Carotid, Submandibular, Submental)
Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) Suboccipital |
| Fascia | Deep cervical fascia (Pretrachial fascia, Prevertebral fascia, Investing layer) • Carotid sheath • Buccopharyngeal fascia |
| Other | Retropharyngeal space |