Vestibular ligament

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Ligament: Vestibular ligament

Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. (Vestibular fold labeled at center right, and fold overlies vestibular ligament.)
Latin	ligamentum vestibulare
Gray's	subject #236 1079
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The ventricular Folds are two thick folds of mucous membrane, each enclosing a narrow band of fibrous tissue, the Vestibular ligament (or ventricular ligament) which is attached in front to the angle of the thyroid cartilage immediately below the attachment of the epiglottis, and behind to the antero-lateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage, a short distance above the vocal process.

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General anatomy of head and neck - neck (including throat)

Pharynx

Laryngopharynx (Piriform sinus, Pharyngeal raphe) - Esophagus

Larynx

Cartilages	major/unpaired: Epiglottis (Vallecula) • Thyroid (Laryngeal prominence, Oblique line, Superior thyroid notch, Superior horn, Inferior horn) • Cricoid minor/paired: Arytenoid (Vocal process, Muscular process) • Corniculate • Cuneiform

Ligaments/folds	extrinsic ligaments: Hyoepiglottic ligament • Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral ligament, Median ligament) • Thyroepiglottic ligament • Cricotracheal ligament intrinsic ligaments - upper: Quadrangular membrane (Aryepiglottic, Vestibular ligament/Vestibular fold) intrinsic ligaments - lower: Cricothyroid ligament (Median, Lateral/Conus elasticus, Vocal ligament/Vocal folds)

Laryngeal cavity	Laryngeal inlet • Vestibule • Rima vestibuli • Ventricle • Rima glottidis/Glottis • Infraglottic cavity