Aryepiglottic muscle

Aryepiglotticus muscle
Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. 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.)
Latin	pars aryepiglottica musculi arytenoidei obliqui, musculus aryepiglotticus
Gray's	subject #236 1082
Origin	muscular process of arytenoid Insertion = edge of epiglottis Blood = larygeal branch of superior thyroid artery
Insertion	{{{Insertion}}}
Artery	{{{Blood}}}
Nerve	inferior laryneal nerve (from vagus)
Actions	close the inlet Antagonist =

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

External links

• LUC ary
• -898957235 at GPnotebook
• aryepiglottic+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
• lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (larynxmuscles)

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