Fig.12.1. Ñricothyroid articulation and thyroid gland. A - Anterior view. B - Transverse section. C - Pictogram. Horizontal line on the pictograms shows the level of transverse section. Numbers indicate anatomical structures in fig.12.1-12.4. Ñartilago thyroidea - cornu superius (1), ñartilago thyroidea - lamina sinistra (2), ñartilago thyroidea - linea obliqua (3), ñartilago thyroidea - cornu inferius (4), cartilago cricoidea - arcus (5), cartilago cricoidea - lamina (6), articulatio ñricothyroidea (7), glandula thyroidea - lobus sinister (8).


Fig.12.2. Ñricothyroid articulation and thyroid gland. A - Right lateral view. B - Transverse section. C - Pictogram.


Fig.12.3. Ñricothyroid articulation and thyroid gland. A - Posterior view. B - Transverse section. C - Pictogram.



 
Fig.12.4. Cricothyroid articulation and thyroid gland - View from above
 

Fig.12.5. Movement in the cricothyroid articulation and change of the thyroid shape. Right lateral view.



Fig.12.6. Transverse echograms of the fore-part of the neck at the level of the thyroid cartilage and their sche-matic representations. Normal.
Section No.1 - at the level of the thyroid cartilage lamina.
Section No.2 - at the level of the ñricothyroid articulation.