Aryepiglotticus muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Apex of arytenoid |
Insertion | Lateral border of epiglottis |
Artery | Larygeal branch of superior thyroid artery |
Nerve | Inferior laryngeal nerve (from the vagus nerve) |
Actions | Close the inlet |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Pars aryepiglottica musculi arytaenoidei obliqui, musculus aryepiglotticus |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
p_07/12616305 |
TA | A06.2.08.011 |
FMA | 46602 |
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.
Aryepiglottic muscle