aryepiglottic fold
ary-epiglottic fold
The entrance of the larynx is a triangular opening, narrow in front, wide behind, and sloping obliquely downward and backward. It is bounded, in front, by the epiglottis; behind, by the apices of the arytenoid cartilages, the corniculate cartilages, and the interarytenoid notch; and on either side, by a fold of mucous membrane, enclosing ligamentous and muscular fibers, stretched between the side of the epiglottis and the apex of the arytenoid cartilage; this is the aryepiglottic fold, on the posterior part of the margin of which the cuneiform cartilage forms a more or less distinct whitish prominence, the cuneiform tubercle. These folds form the upper borders of the quadrangular membrane.
| Tipo | Muscle |
| Sistema corporal | Respiratory |
| Estructura principal | multi-tissue structure |
| Nombre latino | ary-epiglottic fold |
| FMA ID | 55448 |
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What is the aryepiglottic fold?
What body system is the aryepiglottic fold part of?
What is the Latin name for the aryepiglottic fold?
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