Medical Dictionary:
rima glottidis
n.
The narrow opening between the vocal cords.
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rima glottidis
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the space between the two true vocal folds
Synonyms: rima vocalis, true glottis, glottis vera
Wikipedia:
rima glottidis
| Rima glottidis | |
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| Muscles of the larynx, seen from above | |
| Gray's | subject #235 1080 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_14/12711745 |
The rima glottidis is the opening between the true vocal cords and the arytenoid cartilages.
It is normally subdivided into two parts, that between the arytenoid cartilages is called the intercartilaginous part (or the intercartilaginous glottis, respiratory glottis, or interarytenoid space), and that between the vocal folds the intermembranous part or glottis vocalis.
It is closed by the arytenoid muscle.
External links
- SUNY Labs 32:st-1300
- Rima+glottidis at eMedicine Dictionary
| General anatomy of neck (Throat • Pharynx • Larynx) | |
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| Cartilages | Cricoid • Thyroid (Adam's apple) • Epiglottis • Arytenoid • Cuneiform • Corniculate |
| Ligaments | extrinsic ligaments: Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral thyrohyoid
ligament, Median thyrohyoid ligament) • Hyoepiglottic ligament • Cricotracheal
ligament intrinsic ligaments: Cricothyroid ligament |
| Folds and related structures | folds: (Glossoepiglottic, Aryepiglottic, Vocal, Vestibular) Vocal ligament • Ventricle of the larynx • Infraglottic cavity • Vestibule of larynx • Rima glottidis • Glottis |
| Triangles of the neck | Anterior of the neck (Muscular,
Carotid, Submandibular,
Submental)
Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) Suboccipital |
| Deep cervical fascia (Pretrachial fascia, Prevertebral fascia, Investing layer) • Carotid sheath | |
| Other | Retropharyngeal space |
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