CT: Axial neck, level of laryngopharynx  
 

This CT scan of the neck is at the level of the piriform fossa. As a reminder, the left and right sides of the patient have been labeled at the top of the image.

 
 

Identify the following:

1. thyroid cartilage

2. laryngeal inlet

3. aryepiglottic fold

4. piriform fossa

5. sternocleidomastoid muscle

6. left internal jugular vein

7. left common carotid artery

8. left vertebral artery