The rima glottidis is the narrowest part of larynx. It is longer (~23 mm) in males than in females (17-18 mm).[1]
The rima glottidis is an aperture between the two true vocal cords anteriorly, and the bases and vocal process of the two arytenoid cartilages posteriorly. It is therefore described as subdivided into two parts: the larger anterior part between the vocal folds (intermembranous part, or glottis vocalis), and the smaller posterior part between arytenoid cartilages (intercartilaginous part, glottis respiratoria, intercartilaginous glottis, respiratory glottis, or interarytenoid space[citation needed]). It is limited posteriorly by an interarytenoid fold of mucous membrane.[1]
rima, glottidis, rima, glottidis, opening, between, true, vocal, cords, anteriorly, arytenoid, cartilages, posteriorly, part, larynx, muscles, larynx, seen, from, abovethe, entrance, larynx, detailsidentifierslatinta98a06, 014ta23208fma55472anatomical, termino. The rima glottidis is the opening between the two true vocal cords anteriorly and the two arytenoid cartilages posteriorly It is part of the larynx 1 Rima glottidisMuscles of the larynx seen from aboveThe entrance to the larynx DetailsIdentifiersLatinRima glottidisTA98A06 2 09 014TA23208FMA55472Anatomical terminology edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Anatomy 2 Function 3 Clinical significance 4 References 5 External linksAnatomy EditThe rima glottidis is the narrowest part of larynx It is longer 23 mm in males than in females 17 18 mm 1 The rima glottidis is an aperture between the two true vocal cords anteriorly and the bases and vocal process of the two arytenoid cartilages posteriorly It is therefore described as subdivided into two parts the larger anterior part between the vocal folds intermembranous part or glottis vocalis and the smaller posterior part between arytenoid cartilages intercartilaginous part glottis respiratoria intercartilaginous glottis respiratory glottis or interarytenoid space citation needed It is limited posteriorly by an interarytenoid fold of mucous membrane 1 Function EditThe rima glottidis is closed by the lateral cricoarytenoid muscles and the arytenoid muscle and opened by the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles All of these muscles receive innervation from the recurrent laryngeal nerve which is a branch of the vagus nerve CN X citation needed The shape of rima glottidis is changed by movements of vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages during respiration and phonation 1 Clinical significance EditAny damage to the rima glottidis may result in a hoarse voice aphonia or difficulty breathing citation needed References Edit a b c d Gray Henry 1918 Gray s Anatomy 20th ed pp 1080 1081 External links EditAnatomy photo 32 st 1300 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center This anatomy article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rima glottidis amp oldid 1124948273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
