Joints & ligaments
Median cricothyroid ligament
Ligamentum cricothyreoideum medianum
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Part of
- Fibrous joints of larynx
DescriptionUnreviewed
The cricothyroid ligament (also known as the cricothyroid membrane or cricovocal membrane) is a ligament in the neck.
It connects the cricoid cartilage to the thyroid cartilage.
It prevents these cartilages from moving too far apart.
It is cut during an emergency cricothyrotomy to treat upper airway obstruction.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum cricothyreoideum medianum
- English
- Median cricothyroid ligament
- French
- Ligament cricothyroïde médian
- Spanish
- Ligamento cricotiroideo mediano
- Portuguese
- Ligamento cricotireóideo mediano