Cricopharyngeal ligament

Cricopharyngeal ligament
Ligament: Cricopharyngeal ligament
Latin ligamentum cricopharyngeum
From cricoid
To pharynx
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492077

The Cricopharyngeal ligament extends from the cricoid lamina to the midline of the pharynx.



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