| Ventricle of the larynx | |
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| Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea. | |
| Latin | ventriculus laryngis |
| Gray's | subject #236 1080 |
The ventricle of the larynx (also the laryngeal sinus or laryngeal ventricle) is a fusiform fossa, situated between the ventricular and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length.
The fossa is bounded, above, by the free crescentic edge of the ventricular fold; below, by the straight margin of the vocal fold; laterally, by the mucous membrane covering the corresponding Thyreoarytænoideus.
The anterior part of the ventricle leads up by a narrow opening into a cecal pouch of mucous membrane of variable size called the appendix.
See also
Additional images
 The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. |
 Cut through the larynx of a horse |
External links
- ii/v/ventricle_of_larynx article at GE's Medcyclopaedia
- lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (larynxsagsect)
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