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| | eMedicine - Glottic Stenosis : Article by Debbie A Eaton, MD |
 | | Relevant Anatomy: The glottic segment of the larynx is composed of the true vocal cords, the anterior and posterior commissures, and the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages. |
 | | The posterior glottis consists of the posterior third of the vocal cords, the posterior commissure with the interarytenoid muscle, the cricoid lamina, the cricoarytenoid joints, the arytenoids, and the overlying mucosa. |
 | | The anterior glottis is lined with squamous epithelium, while the posterior glottis shares respiratory epithelium with the subglottis. |
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