Ventriculus laryngis
Top view - horizontal section through the larynx of a horse
1 hyoid bone ( hyoid ), 2 epiglottis ( epiglottis ), 3 atrial fold ( plica vestibular ), 4 vocal fold ( plica vocalis ), 5 ventricularis musculus , 6 lateral laryngeal pocket ( laryngeal ventricle ), 7 Musculus vocalis, 8 thyroid cartilage (Cartilago thyroidea), 9 cricoid cartilage (Cartilago cricoidea), 10 Cavum infraglotticum, 11 first trachea cartilage, 12 windpipe ( trachea )
1 hyoid bone ( hyoid ), 2 epiglottis ( epiglottis ), 3 atrial fold ( plica vestibular ), 4 vocal fold ( plica vocalis ), 5 ventricularis musculus , 6 lateral laryngeal pocket ( laryngeal ventricle ), 7 Musculus vocalis, 8 thyroid cartilage (Cartilago thyroidea), 9 cricoid cartilage (Cartilago cricoidea), 10 Cavum infraglotticum, 11 first trachea cartilage, 12 windpipe ( trachea )
Ventriculus laryngis ("larynx pocket") is a protrusion of the mucous membrane of the interior of the larynx to the side in humans as well as in dogs , horses and pigs, but also some primates, such as the howler monkeys . It is placed between the pocket and vocal cord , which also limit access to the larynx pocket .
Clinical significance
In humans, a bulging of the laryngeal ventricle known as a laryngocele can form.
In clinical jargon, the laryngeal ventriculus is also referred to as the Morgagni ventricle, Morgagni pocket or Ventriculus Morgagni according to Giovanni Battista Morgagni .
In horses with larynx whistles , the vocal folds are tightened surgically by resecting the mucous membrane of the larynx pocket and then suturing the scar.
literature
- Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , p. 347.