Thyroepiglottic ligament

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Ligament: Thyroepiglottic ligament
Latin	Ligamentum thyreoepiglotticum
Gray's	p.1075
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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 incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Head and neck anatomy, Upper RT: Larynx (TA A06.2, TH H3.05.01, GA 11.1072)

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

Laryngeal cavity

Other

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