filtrum ventriculi

fil·trum ven·tric·'u·li

a groove between the two prominences, in each lateral wall of the vestibule of the larynx, formed by the cuneiform and the arytenoid cartilages.

Synonym(s): Merkel filtrum ventriculi

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filtrum ventriculi

An obsolete term that formerly dignified a shallow vertical groove located on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold between the corniculate and cuneiform cartilages, which is contiguous with the sinus of the larynx.

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Merkel,

Karl L., German anatomist and laryngologist, 1812-1876.

Merkel filtrum ventriculi - a groove between the two prominences in each lateral wall of the vestibule of the larynx. Synonym(s): filtrum ventriculi

Merkel fossa - a groove in the posterolateral wall of the vestibule of the larynx between the corniculate and cuneiform cartilages.

Merkel muscle - a fasciculus from the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle inserted into the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym(s): ceratocricoid muscle

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