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Anterior view of hyoid bone and laryngeal ligaments

Anterior view of hyoid bone and laryngeal ligaments — Osteology
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Anterior view of hyoid bone and laryngeal ligaments. Anterior view of the neck.

Region
neck
Structure
larynx
View
anterior
System
bone, joint, muscle, peripheral nerves
Focus
hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, laryngeal ligaments

Structures labelled on this plate

  • epiglottis
  • lesser cornu of hyoid bone
  • greater cornu
  • hyothyreoid membrane
  • opening for superior laryngeal nerve
  • corpus adiposum
  • middle hyothyreoid ligament
  • thyreoid cartilage
  • middle cricothyreoid ligament
  • anterior ceratocricoid ligament
  • arch of cricoid cartilage
  • cricotracheal ligament
  • tracheal cartilages
  • trachea

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.