Lateral thyrohyoid ligament

The lateral thyrohyoid ligament (lateral hyothyroid ligament) is a round elastic cord, which forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane and passes between the tip of the superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage and the extremity of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone. The internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve typical lies lateral to this ligament.^[1][2]

Lateral thyrohyoid ligament
The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view.
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum thyreohyoideum laterale, ligamentum hyothyreoideum laterale
TA98	A06.2.02.017
TA2	1653
FMA	55139
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Triticeal cartilage

A small cartilaginous nodule (cartilago triticea), sometimes bony, is frequently found in the lateral thyrohyoid ligament.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1077 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Sasou, Shunichi; Nakamura, Shin-Ichi; Kurihara, Hideo (1998). "Suspensory ligament of Berry: Its relationship to recurrent laryngeal nerve and anatomic examination of 24 autopsies". Head & Neck. 20 (8): 695–8. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199812)20:8<695::AID-HED6>3.0.CO;2-3. PMID 9790290.
2. Leow, CK; Webb, AJ (1998). "The lateral thyroid ligament of Berry". International Surgery. 83 (1): 75–8. PMID 9706527.

External links

• Atlas image: rsa3p11 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Larynx, anterior view"
• Atlas image: rsa3p12 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Larynx, lateral view"