Arytenoid articular surface
Facies articularis arytenoidea
- Latin synonym: Facies articularis arytaenoidea
Definition
The upper border runs obliquely upward and backward, owing to the great depth of the lamina. It gives attachment, in front, to the middle cricothyroid ligament; at the side, to the conus elasticus and the Cricoarytænoidei laterales; behind, it presents, in the middle, a shallow notch, and on either side of this is a smooth, oval, convex surface (the arytenoid articular surface), directed upward and lateralward, for articulation with the base of an arytenoid cartilage.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
