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Larynx: general view (HE)

1. thyroid cartilage

2. cricoid cartilage

3. epiglottis: elastic cartilage, arrow points to small salivary glands

4. hyoid bone, inside red bone marrow

5. vestibular fold (false vocal fold), and the entrance of the ventricle of larynx

6. vocal fold

7. tongue: a detail of the root (muscles and lymphatic follicles)

8. tracheal cartilages

9. duct of a small salivary gland

10. solitary lymphatic follicle

11. striated muscle: the sternothyroid muscle, arrow points to the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage

12. thyrohyoid muscle

13. sternohyoid and omohyoid muscles

14. cricothyroid muscle

15. lateral thyro-arytenoid muscle, and (below) the origin of the lateral crico-arytenoid muscle

16. vocalis muscle

The {plane of section} is approximately frontal, with an inclination forward. For position, see sketch in Fig. [13.03].

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