Joints & ligaments
Median thyrohyoid ligament
Ligamentum thyreohyoideum medianum
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Part of
- Thyrohyoid membrane
DescriptionUnreviewed
The median thyrohyoid ligament (also middle hyothyroid ligament or middle thyrohyoid ligament) is the thicker, middle part of the thyrohyoid membrane.
Its lateral thinner portions are pierced by the superior laryngeal vessels and the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve.
Its anterior surface is in relation with the thyrohyoideus, sternohyoideus, and omohyoideus muscles, and with the body of the hyoid bone.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum thyreohyoideum medianum
- English
- Median thyrohyoid ligament
- French
- Ligament thyrohyoïde médian
- Spanish
- Ligamento tirohioideo mediano
- Portuguese
- Ligamento tireohióideo mediano