Group · Joints & ligaments
Ligaments of epiglottis
Ligamenta epiglottidis
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Part of
- Fibrous joints of larynx
DescriptionUnreviewed
The thyro-epiglottic ligament connects the stalk of the epiglottis to the back surface of the thyroid cartilage.
The hyo-epiglottic ligament is an elastic band connecting the anterior surface of the epiglottis to the upper border of the body of the hyoid bone.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamenta epiglottidis
- English
- Ligaments of epiglottis
- French
- Ligament épiglottique
- Spanish
- Ligamentos de la epiglotis
- Portuguese
- Ligamentos da epiglote