Structure
The cricoarytenoid joint capsule connects the superolateral margin of the cricoid lamina to the base of the arytenoid cartilage. The joint capsule is strengthened by a capsular ligament that is sometimes called the posterior cricoarytenoid ligament.
Related parts of the anatomy
Key Features & Anatomical Relations
The capsule of the cricoarytenoid joint has many Pacinian and Ruffini corpuscles (Standring, 2016).
References
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series 41st edition edn.: Elsevier Limited.
