laryngeal inlet
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| Name = Laryngeal inlet
| Latin = aditus laryngis
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| Caption = The entrance to the larynx
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The laryngeal inlet (laryngeal aditus, laryngeal aperture) is the opening that connects the pharynx and the larynx.
Borders
Its borders are formed by:
- the free curved edge of the epiglottis, anteriorly
- the arytenoid cartilages, the corniculate cartilages, and the interarytenoid fold, posteriorly
- the aryepiglottic fold, laterally
Additional images
File:Slide2kuku.JPG|Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
File:Slide3kuku.JPG|Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
See also
References
- {{cite book |title=Stedman's Medical Dictionary: Veterinary Medicine Insert With over 45 Images and Reference Tables |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=2000 |isbn=0-7817-4546-2 }}
- {{cite book |author1=Dalley, Arthur F. |author2=Moore, Keith L. |title=Clinically Oriented Anatomy |url=https://archive.org/details/clinicallyorient00moor |url-access=registration |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=1999 |isbn=0-7817-5936-6 }}
External links
- {{UMichAtlas|rsa4p1}} - (listed as 'Inlet of the larynx')
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