Laryngeal inlet

Laryngeal inlet
The entrance to the larynx.
Latin	aditus laryngis
Gray's	subject #236 1078

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

References

• Stedman's Medical Dictionary: Veterinary Medicine Insert With over 45 Images and Reference Tables. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2000. ISBN 0781745462. 
• Dalley, Arthur F.; Moore, Keith L. (1999). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-5936-6. 

See also

• aditus

External links

• Atlas of anatomy at UMich rsa4p1 - (listed as 'Inlet of the larynx')