The Cricothyroid Joint-Functional Aspects With Regard to Different Types of Its Structure

Journal of Voice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-145

  Hammer, Georg Philipp ^a   Windisch, Gunther ^a   Prodinger, Peter Michael ^a   Anderhuber, Friedrich ^a   Friedrich, Gerhard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cricothyroid joint; Functional anatomy of the larynx; Gliding movement; Pitch control; Sex related differences of the larynx; Visor mechanism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; CRICOTHYROID JOINT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; THYROID GLAND; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; ROTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77649341515     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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