Ligament: Thyroepiglottic ligament | ||
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Latin | ligamentum thyroepiglotticum | |
Gray's | subject #236 1075 | |
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Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493357 |
The free extremity of the epiglottis is broad and rounded; the attached part or stem is long, narrow, and connected by the thyroepiglottic ligament to the angle formed by the two laminæ of the thyroid cartilage, a short distance below the superior thyroid notch.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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