Cricotracheal ligament

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Ligament: Cricotracheal ligament
Latin	ligamentum cricotracheale
Gray's	subject #236 1077
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The cricotracheal ligament connects the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea.

It resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other.

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General anatomy of head and neck - neck (including throat)

Pharynx

Laryngopharynx (Piriform sinus, Pharyngeal raphe) - Esophagus

Larynx

Cartilages	major/unpaired: Epiglottis (Vallecula) • Thyroid (Laryngeal prominence, Oblique line, Superior thyroid notch, Superior horn, Inferior horn) • Cricoid minor/paired: Arytenoid (Vocal process, Muscular process) • Corniculate • Cuneiform

Ligaments/folds	extrinsic ligaments: Hyoepiglottic ligament • Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral ligament, Median ligament) • Thyroepiglottic ligament • Cricotracheal ligament intrinsic ligaments - upper: Quadrangular membrane (Aryepiglottic, Vestibular ligament/Vestibular fold) intrinsic ligaments - lower: Cricothyroid ligament (Median, Lateral/Conus elasticus, Vocal ligament/Vocal folds)

Laryngeal cavity	Laryngeal inlet • Vestibule • Rima vestibuli • Ventricle • Rima glottidis/Glottis • Infraglottic cavity