• Source: Laryngeal inlet

The laryngeal inlet (laryngeal aditus, laryngeal aperture) is the opening that connects the pharynx and the larynx.




Borders


Its borders are formed by:

the free curved edge of the epiglottis, anteriorly
the arytenoid cartilages, the corniculate cartilages, and the interarytenoid fold, posteriorly
the aryepiglottic fold, laterally




Additional images















See also


Aditus




References


Stedman's Medical Dictionary: Veterinary Medicine Insert With over 45 Images and Reference Tables. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2000. ISBN 0-7817-4546-2.
Dalley, Arthur F.; Moore, Keith L. (1999). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-5936-6.




External links


Atlas image: rsa4p1 at the University of Michigan Health System - (listed as 'Inlet of the larynx')

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Laryngeal inlet
• Larynx
• Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction
• Aryepiglottic muscle
• Pyriform sinus
• Aryepiglottic fold
• Thyroepiglottic muscle
• Cuneiform cartilages
• Oblique arytenoid
• Laryngeal vestibule