larynx broad anatomy

Suspended from hyoid bone
Blends with trachea at C6

  • 3 single cartilages: thyroid, epiglottic and cricoid
  • 3 paired cartilages: cuneiform, arytenoid and corniculate

netter laryngeal cartilages.jpg

  1. Epiglottis
  2. Hyoid
  3. Thyrohyoid membrane
  4. Artytenoid cartilage
  5. Thyroid cartilage
  6. Vocal ligament: formed of conus elasticus
  7. Median cricothyroid ligament
  8. Cricoid cartilage
  9. Tracheal rings

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