Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

Synonyms

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle cricoarytenoid muscle cricothyroid muscle thyroarytenoid muscle cricothyroid thyroarytenoideus vocalis thyroarytenoid arytenoid muscle inferior pharyngeal constrictor arytenoid cartilage sternothyroid muscle

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