Cricotracheal ligament

The cricotracheal ligament connects the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea.

It resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy of the larynx

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Index of the respiratory system

Description	Anatomy nose larynx lower thorax Physiology Development

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Chest trauma Infection common cold pneumonia tuberculosis Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures mechanical ventilation Drugs nasal throat obstructive airway diseases cough and cold histaminergics pulmonary arterial hypertension other Surgery