- The
epiglottic valleculae are
paired spaces between the root of the
tongue and
anterior surface of the epiglottis. Each
vallecula is
bordered medially...
- The
epiglottis (pl.:
epiglottises or epiglottides) is a leaf-shaped flap in the
throat that
prevents food and
water from
entering the
trachea and the lungs...
- The
aryepiglottic folds are
triangular folds of
mucous membrane of the larynx. They
enclose ligamentous and
muscular fibres. They
extend from the lateral...
- tonsil. The
anterior wall
consists of the base of the
tongue and the
epiglottic vallecula; the
lateral wall is made up of the tonsil,
tonsillar fossa...
- in the throat. Used alone, the term "vallecula"
usually refers to the
epiglottic vallecula. "Vallecula"
comes from the
Latin word valles,
meaning "valley"...
-
Magill 1921
straight McCoy 1993 Lever-tip for
anterior displacement of the
Epiglottic vallecula and
epiglottis in
difficult intubation.
Miller Robert A. Miller...
- trachea. The
laryngeal skeleton consists of nine cartilages:
three single (
epiglottic,
thyroid and cricoid) and
three paired (arytenoid, corniculate, and cuneiform)...
-
levator veli palatini)
except tensor veli
palatini Thyroid cartilage,
epiglottic cartilage Vagus nerve (X),
superior laryngeal nerve Right 4th
aortic arch:...
- some are
distributed to the epiglottis, the base of the tongue, and the
epiglottic glands;
others p**** posteriorly, in the
aryepiglottic fold, to supply...
- base of tongue, vallecula,
glossoepiglottic fold, epiglottis, pharyngo-
epiglottic folds,
aryepiglottic folds, epiglottis,
interarytenoid region, pyriform...
