Median cricothyroid ligament

Median cricothyroid ligament
Ligament: Median cricothyroid ligament
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The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view.
Latin ligamentum cricothyroideum medianum
Gray's subject #236 1078
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The anterior part of the cricothyroid ligament, or middle cricothyroid ligament, is thick and strong, narrow above and broad below.

It connects together the front parts of the contiguous margins of the thyroid and cricoid cartilages. It is overlapped on either side by the Cricothyreoideus, but between these is subcutaneous; it is crossed horizontally by a small anastomotic arterial arch, formed by the junction of the two cricothyroid arteries, branches of which pierce it.

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.



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