Pyriform sinus
Fossa involved in speech / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pyriform sinus (also piriform recess, piriform sinus, piriform fossa, or smuggler's fossa) is a small recess on either side of the laryngeal inlet. It is bounded medially by the aryepiglottic fold, and laterally by the thyroid cartilage and thyrohyoid membrane.[1] The fossae are involved in speech.
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Latin | recessus piriformis, sinus piriformis |
MeSH | D056144 |
TA98 | A05.3.01.024 |
TA2 | 2880 |
FMA | 55067 |
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