Medicine:Lateral thyrohyoid ligament

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Lateral thyrohyoid ligament
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The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view.
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LatinLigamentum thyreohyoideum laterale, ligamentum hyothyreoideum laterale
Anatomical terminology

The lateral thyrohyoid ligament (lateral hyothyroid ligament) is a round elastic cord, which forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane and passes between the tip of the superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage and the extremity of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone. The internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve typical lies lateral to this ligament.[1][2]

Triticeal cartilage

A small cartilaginous nodule (cartilago triticea), sometimes bony, is frequently found in the lateral thyrohyoid ligament.

References

  1. Sasou, Shunichi; Nakamura, Shin-Ichi; Kurihara, Hideo (1998). "Suspensory ligament of Berry: Its relationship to recurrent laryngeal nerve and anatomic examination of 24 autopsies". Head & Neck 20 (8): 695–8. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199812)20:8<695::AID-HED6>3.0.CO;2-3. PMID 9790290. 
  2. Leow, CK; Webb, AJ (1998). "The lateral thyroid ligament of Berry". International Surgery 83 (1): 75–8. PMID 9706527. 

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