Archive image from page 1187 of Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy (1914). Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy cunninghamstextb00cunn Year: 1914 ( Longitudinal fibres diverging' Trachea Fig. 909. — Dissection to show the arrangement of the muscular fibres on the posterior aspect of the oesophagus and pharynx. Traced upwards, the longitudinal muscular fibres of the oeso- phagus are seen to separate posteriorly; passing round to the sides, they form two longitudinal bands which meet anteriorly and are united to the cricoid cartilage, as shown in the next figure. Tendinous band Circular fibres o
Archive image from page 1187 of Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy (1914). Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy cunninghamstextb00cunn Year: 1914 ( Longitudinal fibres diverging' Trachea Fig. 909. — Dissection to show the arrangement of the muscular fibres on the posterior aspect of the oesophagus and pharynx. Traced upwards, the longitudinal muscular fibres of the oeso- phagus are seen to separate posteriorly; passing round to the sides, they form two longitudinal bands which meet anteriorly and are united to the cricoid cartilage, as shown in the next figure. Tendinous band Circular fibres of oesophagus Longitudinal bands Fig. 910.—The Inferior Part of the Pharynx and the Superior Part of the (Esophagus have been slit up from behind, and the mucous mem- brane removed to show the muscular fibres. The two longitudinal bands are seen passing round to the front to be attached by a common tendon to the superior border of the cricoid cartilage. See explanation of last figure.
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