Cavity of Larynx

Cavity of larynx, as seen by means of the laryngoscope. A, the rima glottidis closed. B, the rima glottidis widely opened. Labels: 1, rings of the trachea; 2, processus vocalis of the arytenoid cartilage; 3, arytenoepiglottidean fold; 4, sinus pyriformis; 5, laryngeal sinus; 6, vallecula; 7, true vocal cord; 8, cushion of epiglottis; 9, middle glossoepiglottidean fold; 10, base of tongue; 11, epiglottis; 12, false vocal cord; 13, cuneiform tubercle; 14, tubercle of Santorini.

Keywords

larynx, "rima glottidis", "glottis vera"

Galleries

Human Upper Respiratory System

Source

Cunningham, D.J. Textbook of Anatomy (New York, NY: William Wood and Co., 1903)

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