Infraglottic cavity

Infraglottic cavity
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Infraglottic cavity

Cut through the larynx of a horse 1 hyoid bone 2 epiglottis 3 vestibular fold 4 vocal fold 5 Ventricularis muscle 6 ventricle of larynx 7 Vocalis muscle 8 thyroid cartilage lamina 9 Cricoid cartilage 10 infraglottic cavity 11 first bronchial tube cartilage 12 bronchial tube
Latin	cavitas infraglottica
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_16/12220471

The infraglottic cavity is the portion of the larynx below the ventricles of the larynx and rima glottidis.

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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 (Median, Lateral/Conus elasticus, Vocal ligament/Vocal folds)

Laryngeal cavity	Laryngeal inlet • Vestibule • Rima vestibuli • Ventricle • Rima glottidis/Glottis • Infraglottic cavity

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