Oblique line of thyroid cartilage

Oblique line of thyroid cartilage
The cartilages of the larynx. Oblique line labeled to the right.
Latin	linea obliqua cartilaginis thyroideae
Gray's	subject #236 1073

The oblique line is a line on the thyroid cartilage. It marks the upper lateral borders of the thyroid gland.

External links

• Atlas of anatomy at UMich rsa3p5 - "Thyroid cartilage, lateral view"
• http://zemlin.shs.uiuc.edu/larynx1/slide-Pages/31.htm

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v • d • e Head and neck anatomy, Upper RT: Larynx (TA A06.2, GA 11.1072) 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 respiratory system navs: anat nose,larynx/lower+thoracic cavity/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/tumors, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

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