Thyroepiglottic ligament

The thyroepiglottic ligament is a ligament of the larynx. It connects the long and narrow attached part or stem of the epiglottis to the angle formed by the two laminæ of the thyroid cartilage, a short distance below the superior thyroid notch.

Thyroepiglottic ligament
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LatinLigamentum thyreoepiglotticum
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1075 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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