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The bony basis of the larynx, from behind.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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a) Body.
b) Hyoid bone, greater horn.
c) Hyoid bone, lesser horn.
d) Lateral thyrohyoid ligament.
e) Superior horn of thyroid cartilage.
f) Thyroid cartilage.
g) Cricoid cartilage.
h) Arytenoid cartilage.
i) Corniculate cartilage (s. Santoriniana).
k) Epiglottis, crest.
l) Aryepiglottic membrane.
m) Membranous (muscular) posterior wall of trachea.
n) Hyothyroidmembrane.

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