Cricotracheal ligament

The cricotracheal ligament connects the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea.

Cricotracheal ligament
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Identifiers
LatinLigamentum cricotracheale
TA98A06.2.03.010
TA21663
FMA55259
Anatomical terminology

It resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other.

Cricotracheal ligament

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1077 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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