Aryepiglottic muscle

Aryepiglotticus muscle

Muscles of larynx seen from behind.
Oblique arytenoid: The "X" in the center.
Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the "X".
Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back.

Sagittal section of the larynx and upper part of the trachea (arytenoideus visible at center right)
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

The aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.

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