Cricotracheal ligament | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum cricotracheale |
TA98 | A06.2.03.010 |
TA2 | 1663 |
FMA | 55259 |
Anatomical terminology |
The cricotracheal ligament connects (the inferior border of) the cricoid cartilage superiorly, and the first tracheal cartilage ring inferiorly. It is continuous with the tracheal perichondrium[1] and resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other.[citation needed]