Thyroid Cartilage Explained: Structure, Features, And Function

Thyroid Cartilage Explained: Structure, Features, And Function

Question 1. Thyroid cartilage
Answer:

Thyroid Cartilage:

• V-shaped in cross section
• Consists of right & left laminae
• Each lamina is roughly quadrilateral in shape

Question 2. Thyrohyoid membrane
Answer:

• Thyrohyoid membrane is fibroelastic ligaments that occurs between superior margin of the thyroid cartilage & hyoid bone

Thyrohyoid membrane Types:

1. Median thyrohyoid ligament
   • Median thyrohyoid ligament is midline thickening of membrane
2. Lateral thyrohyoid ligament
   • Lateral thyrohyoid ligament is midline thickening of posterior border of the membrane

• Structures piercing it
• Superior laryngeal arteries
• Inferior laryngeal nerve

Question 3. Nerve supply of larynx
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