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Larynx

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Abstract

A foramen is commonly found near the upper lateral angle, a little below the superior tubercle of the thyroid cartilage, which transmits the superior laryngeal artery and rarely some fibers of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. The foramen represents a cleft between the fourth and fifth branchial bars. It is common for one of the superior horns to be shorter than the other, and also common for one to be absent, more frequently on the left side. The thyroid cartilage may articulate with the hyoid bone.

A foramen is commonly found near the upper lateral angle, a little below the superior tubercle of the thyroid cartilage, which transmits the superior laryngeal artery and rarely some fibers of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. The foramen represents a cleft between the fourth and fifth branchial bars.

It is common for one of the superior horns to be shorter than the other, and also common for one to be absent, more frequently on the left side.

The thyroid cartilage may articulate with the hyoid bone.

Accessory thyrohyoid ligaments and additional or unusual cricothyroid articulations have been reported.

Saccular diverticula of the laryngeal ventricle are often reported. Additional bursae may be associated with muscles originating or inserting on the larynx.

The epiglottic cartilage may be rudimentary, with duplication of the mucosa substituting for cartilage.

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Anatomical classification

Systems:
Respiratory system

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Translation

Italian translation of «Larynx — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/OrganSystem/Text/Larynx.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Translation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Traduzione italiana del testo originale inglese, che resta consultabile nella versione inglese di questa pagina. Il contenuto è stato riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti) senza modificarne le affermazioni. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.

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