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thyroarytenoid (muscle)

thy·ro·ar·y·te·noid (mus·cle)

[TA]

intrinsic muscle of larynx; origin, inner surface of thyroid cartilage; insertion, muscular process and outer surface of arytenoid; action, decreases tension on (relaxes) vocal cords lowering the pitch of the voice tone; it is antagonistic to the cricothyroid muscle in this action; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.

Synonym(s): musculus thyroarytenoideus [TA], musculus thyroarytenoideus externus

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cricothyroid muscle
musculus ventricularis
oblong fovea of arytenoid cartilage
Reinke space
subthyroideus
thyroarytenoid
thyroepiglottic muscle
thyroepiglottic part of thyroarytenoid (muscle)
true vocal cord
vocal cord
vocal fold
vocalis muscle

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