Vestibular fold
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Latin = plica vestibularis, plica ventricularis
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Caption = Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. (Vestibular fold labeled at center right.)
Caption2 = Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea.
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The vestibular fold (ventricular fold, superior or false vocal cord) is one of two thick folds of mucous membrane, each enclosing a narrow band of fibrous tissue, theventricular ligament which is attached in front to the angle of thethyroid cartilage immediately below the attachment of theepiglottis , and behind to the antero-lateral surface of thearytenoid cartilage , a short distance above thevocal process .The lower border of this ligament, enclosed in
mucous membrane , forms a free crescentic margin, which constitutes the upper boundary of theventricle of the larynx .ee also
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Vocal folds
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vestibular fold — noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization • Syn: ↑false vocal cord, ↑false vocal fold, ↑superior vocal cord, ↑ventricular fold • Hypernyms: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑vo … Useful english dictionary
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Vestibular ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum vestibulare GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1079 Caption = Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. (Vestibular fold labeled at center right, and fold overlies vestibular ligament.) Caption2 = From … Wikipedia
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Aryepiglottic fold — The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Aryepiglottic fold labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
vocal fold — noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx • Syn: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑plica • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
false vocal fold — noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization • Syn: ↑false vocal cord, ↑superior vocal cord, ↑ventricular fold, ↑vestibular fold • Hypernyms: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑voc … Useful english dictionary
ventricular fold — noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization • Syn: ↑false vocal cord, ↑false vocal fold, ↑superior vocal cord, ↑vestibular fold • Hypernyms: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑voca … Useful english dictionary
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