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{{Short description|Portion of the larynx situated inferior to the glottis}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{DartmouthHumanAnatomy|part_8/chapter_53.html}}
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* {{NormanAnatomy|lesson11}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|larynxsagsect}})
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070316110411/http://www.sci.port.ac.uk/rad/anatomy/07/014.htm Diagram at sci.port.ac.uk]
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File:Slide3kuku.JPG|Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
File:Slide3kuku.JPG|Deep dissection of larynx, pharynx and tongue seen from behind
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 5 July 2025

Short description: Portion of the larynx situated inferior to the glottis
Infraglottic cavity
Kehlkopf Pferd.jpg
Cut through the larynx of a horse

1 hyoid bone
2 epiglottis
3 vestibular fold
4 vocal fold
5 Ventricularis muscle
6 ventricle of larynx
7 Vocalis muscle
8 thyroid cartilage lamina
9 Cricoid cartilage
10 infraglottic cavity
11 first bronchial tube cartilage
12 bronchial tube
Details
Identifiers
Latincavitas infraglottica
Anatomical terminology

The infraglottic cavity is the portion of the larynx situated inferior to the glottis.[1] It is situated between the vocal cords (superior limit), and the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage (inferior limit)[2] where it is continuous with the trachea.[1]

On transverse section, the infraglottic cavity appears elliptical in shape superiorly, and circular in shape inferiorly. It is wider inferiorly. The walls of the infraglottic cavity are lined with respiratory epithelium. Structural support is provided by the cricothyroid ligament above, and the cricoid cartilage below.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). pp. 394. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42 ed.). pp. 725. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621. 

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