Rima vestibuli

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Rima vestibuli
Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea. (Rima vestibuli visible but not labeled.)
The entrance to the larynx.
Dorlands/Elsevier	r_14/12711780

The rima vestibuli is a space in the laryngeal cavity.

It is to the ventricular folds what the rima glottidis is to the vocal folds - the space formed when the folds are separated.

[edit] See also

• rima glottidis

[edit] External links

• http://www.schmehr.de/jpg/larynxetagen.jpg

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v • d • e General anatomy of head and neck - neck (including throat) Pharynx Laryngopharynx (Piriform sinus, Pharyngeal raphe) - Esophagus Larynx Cartilages major/unpaired: Epiglottis (Vallecula) • Thyroid (Laryngeal prominence, Oblique line, Superior thyroid notch, Superior horn, Inferior horn) • Cricoid minor/paired: Arytenoid (Vocal process, Muscular process) • Corniculate • Cuneiform Ligaments/folds extrinsic ligaments: Hyoepiglottic ligament • Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral ligament, Median ligament) • Thyroepiglottic ligament • Cricotracheal ligament intrinsic ligaments - upper: Quadrangular membrane (Aryepiglottic, Vestibular ligament/Vestibular fold) intrinsic ligaments - lower: Cricothyroid ligament (Median, Lateral/Conus elasticus, Vocal ligament/Vocal folds) Laryngeal cavity Laryngeal inlet • Vestibule • Rima vestibuli • Ventricle • Rima glottidis/Glottis • Infraglottic cavity Triangles of the neck Anterior of the neck (Muscular, Carotid, Submandibular, Submental) Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) Suboccipital Fasciae Deep cervical fascia (Pretracheal fascia, Prevertebral fascia, Investing layer) • Carotid sheath • Alar fascia pharynx: Buccopharyngeal fascia • Pharyngobasilar fascia Palatine aponeurosis Spaces Retropharyngeal space • Danger space • Prevertebral space

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