connects extrinsic ligament of larynx ligament of larynx cricoid cartilage trachea cartilage cricotracheal ligament NCIT:C32405 UBERON:0013172 SCTID:279553002 The cricotracheal ligament connects the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea[WP]. The caudal border of the cricoid cartilage is joined to the first ring of the trachea by this ligament. It is an extrinsic laryngeal ligament. It resembles the fibrous membrane which connects the cartilaginous rings of the trachea to each other. Wikipedia:Cricotracheal_ligament FMA:55259