Ventricle of the larynx
| Ventricle of the larynx | |
|---|---|
 Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea, with Ventricle labeled at center left. | |
| Details | |
| Latin | ventriculus laryngis |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.1080 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | v_06/12853417 |
| TA | A06.2.09.010 |
| FMA | 64171 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The ventricle of the larynx (also called the laryngeal sinus, laryngeal ventricle or Morgagni's sinus)[1] is a fusiform fossa, situated between the ventricular and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length. There is also a sinus of Morgagni in the pharynx.
The fossa is bounded, above, by the free crescentic edge of the ventricular fold; below, by the straight margin of the vocal fold and laterally, by the mucous membrane covering the corresponding thyroarytenoid muscle.
The anterior part of the ventricle leads up by a narrow opening into a pouch-like sac of mucous membrane of variable size called the appendix.
Additional images
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The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind.
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Cut through the larynx of a horse
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Medical Definition of Laryngeal sinus in lexic.us. Updated 05 Mar 2000
External links
- "Ventricle of larynx". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
- lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (larynxsagsect)
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