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laryngeal pouch[lə′rin·jē·əl ′pau̇ch] (vertebrate zoology) A lateral saclike expansion of the cavity of the larynx that is greatly developed in certain monkeys. laryngeal pouch
laryngeal saccule [TA] a small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes, where it serves as a resonating chamber. Synonym(s): sacculus laryngis [TA], appendix ventriculi laryngis, Hilton sac, laryngeal pouch, saccule of larynxlaryngeal pouchA blind pouch of mucosa entering the ventral portion of the ventricle of the larynx.See also: pouch |