Aryepiglottic fold
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The entrance of the larynx
is a triangular opening, wide in front, narrow behind, and
sloping obliquely downward and backward. It is bounded,
in front, by the epiglottis;
behind, by the apices of the arytenoid
cartilages, the corniculate
cartilages, and the interarytenoid
notch; and on either side, by a fold of mucous
membrane, enclosing ligamentous and muscular fibers,
stretched between the side of the epiglottis and the apex
of the arytenoid cartilage; this is the aryepiglottic
fold, on the posterior part of the margin of which the
cuneiform
cartilage forms a more or less distinct whitish prominence,
the cuneiform
tubercle. These folds form the upper borders of the
quadrangular
membrane.
| Aryepiglottic
fold |
Aryepiglottic
| |
The entrance to the larynx,
viewed from behind. (Aryepiglottic fold labeled at
center right.)
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| Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx.
(Aryepiglottic fold labeled at center right.) |
| Latin |
plica aryepiglottica |
| Gray's |
subject
#236 1079 |
External links
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryepiglottic_folds
Published - November 2008
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