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Cricotracheal ligament

 
Wikipedia: Cricotracheal ligament
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.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.



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