Structure
The cricothyroid joint is covered by a synovial capsule and joins the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage and the facet on the cricoid cartilage. The capsule has a ligamentous component that serves to strengthen the articulation. The capsule is also quite elastic which aids in movement.
Related parts of the anatomy
Key Features & Anatomical Relations
The capsule of the cricothyroid 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.
