The cricotracheal ligament connects the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea. It resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other.This […]
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Median thyrohyoid ligament
The middle thicker part of the thyrohyoid membrane is termed the median thyrohyoid ligament (middle hyothyroid ligament middle thyrohyoid ligament) its lateral thinner portions are pierced by the superior laryngeal […]
Articular disk of the temporomandibular joint
The articular disk is a thin oval plate placed between the condyle of the mandible and the mandibular fossa.Its upper surface is concavo-convex from before backward to accommodate itself to […]
Cruciate ligament of atlas
The cruciform ligament of atlas (cruciate may substitute for cruciform) is a cruciate ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint. The ligament is named as such because […]
Calvaria (skull)
The calvaria or skullcap (feminine Latin noun with plural calvariae; however many medical texts list the word as calvarium neuter Latin noun with plural calvaria) is the upper part of […]
Tracheal rings
The cartilages of the trachea (or tracheal rings C-shaped cartilaginous rings) vary from sixteen to twenty in number. Each forms a semicircular ring of hyaline cartilage which occupies the anterior […]
Chiasmal syndrome
Chiasmal syndrome is the set of signs and symptoms that are associated with lesions of the optic chiasm manifesting as various impairments of the sufferer’s visual field according to the […]
Infraglottic cavity
The infraglottic cavity is the portion of the larynx below the ventricles of the larynx and rima glottidis.
Ventricle of the larynx
The ventricle of the larynx (also called the laryngeal sinus laryngeal ventricle or Morgagni’s sinus) is a fusiform fossa situated between the ventricular and vocal folds on either side and […]
Capsule of temporomandibular joint
The articular capsule (capsular ligament) is a thin loose envelope attached above to the circumference of the mandibular fossa and the articular tubercle immediately in front; below to the neck […]