Infraglottic cavity

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
Details
Identifiers
Latin	cavitas infraglottica
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_16/12220471
TA	A06.2.09.018
FMA	55311
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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

External links

part_8/chapter_53.html — Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
figures/chapter_53/53-10.HTM — Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (larynxsagsect)
Diagram at sci.port.ac.uk

Additional images

Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind

Anatomy of the larynx

Cartilage	major/unpaired: Epiglottis Vallecula Thyroid Adam's apple 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

Other	Muscles of larynx Cricothyroid articulation Cricoarytenoid articulation

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