In the larynx, a fibroelastic sheet between the vocal folds above and the superior border of the cricoid cartilage below, which is also referred to as the conus elasticus, is the ________________.

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Cricothyroid membrane. The cricothyroid membrane is a fibroelastic sheet that fills a triangular area between the vocal folds above and the superior border of the cricoid cartilage below. It is also referred to as the conus elasticus.

In the Larynx, a Fibroelastic Sheet Between the Vocal Folds