Thyroepiglottic ligament

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Thyroepiglottic ligament
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Identifiers
Latin ligamentum thyreoepiglotticum
TA98 A06.2.07.005
TA2 1655
FMA 55230
Anatomical terminology

The thyroepiglottic ligament is an intrinsic ligament of the larynx that connects the epiglottis and the thyroid cartilage. [1]

It connects the stalk of the epiglottis to the angle formed by the two laminæ of the thyroid cartilage, a short distance below the superior thyroid notch.

References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1075 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 721. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)