Superior horn of thyroid cartilage

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Superior horn of thyroid cartilage
The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view.
The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view.
Latin cornu superius cartilaginis thyroideae
Gray's subject #236 1074
Dorlands/Elsevier c_55/12259888

The superior horn of thyroid cartilage is long and narrow, directed upward, backward, and medialward, and ends in a conical extremity, which gives attachment to the lateral hyothyroid ligament.

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