Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage | |
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The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view.
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Latin | processus muscularis cartilaginis arytenoideae |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
12667552 |
TA | A06.2.04.013 |
FMA | 55351 |
Anatomical terminology
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The lateral angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage is short, rounded, and prominent; it projects backward and lateralward, and is termed the muscular process; it gives insertion to the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles behind, and to the lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in front.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)