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small, while only the thyroid and cricoid are visible 

 on the front and sides of the larynx. The cartilage 

 of the epiglottis, the arytenoids, the corniculae laryn- 



Fig. 177. Articulations and liga- 

 ments of the larynx, anterior view: 

 A, Hyoid bone, with a its greater, 

 and a' its lesser cornua; 15, liga- 

 ments; 6, lateral cricothyroid artic- 

 ulation; 7, junction of cricoid and 

 trachea (Testut). 



Fig. 178. Articulations and lig- 

 aments of the larynx, posterior 

 view: A, Hyoid; B, thyroid, with 

 b and b' its cornua; C, cricoid; D, 

 arytenoids; E, cartilages of San- 

 torini; F, epiglottis; G, trachea; 

 i6, ligaments; 2, opening for su- 

 perior laryngeal artery; 7, junc- 

 tion of trachea and cricoid (Tes- 

 tut). 



gis, are of the elastic or yellow fibrous variety and do 

 not tend to ossify with age. The rest are composed of 

 the hyaline cartilage, which tends to ossify with age. 

 Many pairs of muscle control the manipulation of 



